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LOT 1795

Western Asiatic Bronze Spear Blade

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

13 3/4 in. (245 grams, 35 cm).

Comprising a tapering leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib and a short tapering tang.

Provenance

Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

Literature

Cf. Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 283, for type.

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LOT 1795

Western Asiatic Bronze Spear Blade

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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