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LOT 1473
Luristan Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 5/8 in. (184 grams, 32 cm).
Comprising a triangular blade with a narrow midrib, a short tang with two attachment studs in situ.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Negahban, E., Weapons from Marlik, Berlin, 1995, plate IX, no.117; Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 283, for type.
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LOT 1473
Luristan Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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