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LOT 1438
Luristan Bronze Poppy-Headed Dress Pin
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 in. (17.9 grams, 12.5 cm).
With a short tapering body, poppy-head finial and three radiating lugs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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.
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Opening Bid: £350
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Opening Bid: £150
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