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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]

Provenance

From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

CONDITION
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LOT 1229

Luristan Bronze Pomegranate-Shaped Bell

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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