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LOT 1273

Luristan Bronze Cloak Pin

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

8 7/8 in. (60 grams total, 22.5 cm).

With tapering round-section shank, stepped profile to the upper section and biconvex bulb; divergent antenna arms above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a 1990s German collection.
Ex London, UK, gallery.

CONDITION

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LOT 1273

Luristan Bronze Cloak Pin

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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