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LOT 1351

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 1/4 - 4 7/8 in. (67.1 grams total, 5.8-12.3 cm).

Including a slender leaf-shaped type, square-section tanged type and others. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 1351

Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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