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LOT 0842
Luristan Whetstone with Bronze Ibex Handle
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
7 in. (147 grams, 17.8 cm).
Roughly cylindrical in shape; the ibex with stylised detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old German collection, Cologne, Germany.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1988.102.10, for similar.
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