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LOT 0858
Luristan Decorated Pin Heads
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/4 in. (81 grams total, 16 cm high including stand).
A pair of copper-alloy pin heads formed with tapering round-section stems and flat-section sub-oval heads, decorated in repoussé with geometric and stylised foliate motifs; accompanied by a custom-made display base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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