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LOT 1411

Luristan Bronze Rivetted Dagger

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

6 1/2 in. (68 grams, 16.6 cm).

Leaf-shaped blade with slight midrib, slightly recurved shoulders, stub tang pierced to accept attachment rivets, two in situ. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in Oxford, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA20; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 1411

Luristan Bronze Rivetted Dagger

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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