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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]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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