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LOT 1405
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
16 3/4 in. (370 grams, 42.7 cm).
With double-edged blade, lozenge-sectioned shank developing from a broad central midrib, and flared neck above a tapering square-sectioned tang. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 2000s.
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