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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1472

Luristan Bronze Tanged Chisel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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