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LOT 1485
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
1000–650 B.C.
8 in. (96 grams total, 20.5 cm including stand).
Slender blade with raised midrib, a collar beneath the shoulders and a rectangular-section tang; set in a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, Suffolk.
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