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LOT 1125
Luristan Bronze Poppy-Headed Pin
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (80 grams, 17 cm).
With a long tapering shank, poppy-head terminal with three projecting lobes, incised chevrons in between the lobes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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