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LOT 1158
Luristan Bronze Arrows and Blades
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 - 8 3/4 in. (504 grams total, 10-22.2 cm).
Including barbed-and-tanged, slender leaf-shaped and other types. [15]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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