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LOT 2013
Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead
BRONZE AGE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 3/8 in. (190 grams, 34 cm).
Slender triangular blade with a shallow midrib, a short tang with piercing to accept a rivet.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
See 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 2013
Luristan Bronze Tanged Spearhead
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £1,250
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Opening Bid: £550
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Opening Bid: £55
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