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LOT 1483
Luristan Comb-Backed Axehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (400 grams, 21 cm).
With ribbed openwork socket terminating in a butt formed of four cones, the blade expanding from the socket.
Provenance
From a London collection, early 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Godard, F., The Art of Iran, London, 1965, item 99, for type.
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LOT 1483
Luristan Comb-Backed Axehead
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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