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LOT 1436
Western Asiatic Bronze Spearhead
1500-1000 B.C.
11 1/4 in. (247 grams, 28.5 cm).
With heavily ridged and tapered blade, short collared shaft and tapered bent tang with round stud terminal.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe in 1997.
European private collection.
Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s. cat 280, for type
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LOT 1436
Western Asiatic Bronze Spearhead
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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