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LOT 1334
Luristan Bronze Sceptre Finial
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
10 3/8 in. (368 grams total, 26.3 cm high including stand).
Bulbous socket with ribbing to the mouth, slender shank with flange; second element with ribbed collars, lateral loop, wolf-masks and addorsed human heads; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in 1967.
property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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