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LOT 1344
Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 - 4 1/4 in. (150 grams total, 4.5-10.7 cm).
Including tanged, barbed, square-section and other types. [18]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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