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LOT 1259

Luristan Bronze Poppy-Headed Cloak Pin

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

9 1/2 in. (136 grams, 24 cm).

Comprising a substantial round-sectioned pin with bulbous poppy-shaped head with four radiating conical arms below. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 51.44.2, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 1259

Luristan Bronze Poppy-Headed Cloak Pin

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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