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LOT 1279
Luristan Bronze Pin with Decorative Head
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
9 1/4 in. (70 grams, 23.5 cm).
Comprising a substantial round-sectioned pin with bulbous poppy-shaped head with four radiating conical arms below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
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.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 51.44.2, for similar.
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