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LOT 1272

Luristan Bronze Pin Head with Ibex

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 3/4 in. (15.3 grams, 70 mm).

Round-section pin with stylised ibex-head finial having long, curving horns and pellet eyes. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia private collector.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1272

Luristan Bronze Pin Head with Ibex

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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