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LOT 0892
Luristan Bronze Implement with Antelope Heads
11TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (88 grams, 16.5 cm).
With a rounded end, the substantial finial formed of three ibex heads with spiralling horns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection, before 1980.
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Western Asiatic Painted Pottery Chalice
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
