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LOT 1184

Luristan Bronze Dress Pin Collection

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

6 1/4 - 6 7/8 in. (113 grams total, 16-17.5 cm).

Including mushroom-head type, poppy-head type with piercing, and other types. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 1184

Luristan Bronze Dress Pin Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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