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LOT 1486

Luristan Bronze Spearhead

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

12 1/2 in. (161 grams, 31.5 cm).

Composed of a leaf-shaped blade with tapering socket.

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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, p.36, no.40; cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.630, no.280.

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LOT 1486

Luristan Bronze Spearhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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