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LOT 1235
Luristan Bronze Arrows and Blades
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/8 - 5 3/8 in. (367 grams total, 6.2-13.8 cm).
Including tanged, spade-shaped, leaf-shaped and others. [23]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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