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LOT 1607
Luristan Bronze Pointed Spear
9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
13 1/2 in. (201 grams, 34.2 cm).
Square in section and tapering to a substantial point, with short neck and square-section tang.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, pp.242-243, for discussion.
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