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LOT 0883
Luristan Bronze Hair Pin
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (15.3 grams, 15.2 cm).
The tapering round-section pin with collar and bulbous finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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