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LOT 1474
Western Asiatic Bronze Spear Blade
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 3/4 in. (355 grams, 32.2 cm).
Comprising a triangular blade with a rounded tip, a flaring neck with incised barleytwist detailing, and a square-section tang with bent tip.
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, items 278, 280, for type.
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LOT 1474
Western Asiatic Bronze Spear Blade
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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