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LOT 1472
Luristan Bronze Tanged Chisel
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (154 grams, 14.5 cm).
With scooped edges to the flat-section blade, one broad cutting edge and one narrow. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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