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LOT 1312
Luristan Bronze Pin with Petals
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/4 in. (27 grams, 13.3 cm).
Trefoil head of a dress pin with large dished roundel at the top and two smaller ones to the sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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