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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]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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