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LOT 1667
Luristan Bronze Spear Point
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (43.2 grams, 14.8 cm).
Comprising a broad leaf-shaped blade with rounded shoulders, raised midrib extending to a tubular socket with tapering rectangular-section extension. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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