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LOT 1229
Luristan Bronze Pomegranate-Shaped Bell
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (186 grams total, 85 mm).
Openwork cage of D-shaped bars with loop to one end and radiating spiked knop to the other; rumbler ball inside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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