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LOT 1402
Luristan Bronze Pin with Decorative Head
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
15 1/8 in. (166 grams, 38.5 cm).
With a long tapering shank, a panel of incised diagonal herringbone decoration to the top, long ribbed finial with raised collars and conical top, loop to the side. [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.
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