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LOT 1196
Luristan Bronze Seal with Long Handle
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (22 grams, 75 mm).
Columnar in form with hatched shank, scooped ribs to the shoulder and foot, pierced knop above, trumpet-shaped base with array of pellets to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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