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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 - 400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 134) +BP*
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