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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.

Provenance

Ex 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.

Literature

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1607

Luristan Bronze Pointed Spear

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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