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LOT 1265
Luristan Bronze Javelin Head
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
18 1/2 in. (225 grams, 47 cm).
Comprising a slender leaf-shaped two-edged blade with midrib extending to a columnar neck expanding to a flared collar; square-section tang with bent finial.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1265
Luristan Bronze Javelin Head
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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