Lot 1395

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1st millennium B.C. With tapering split socket, stepped shoulders and two-edged triangular head; pronounced midrib, bands of low-relief chevron and braid detailing, attachment pin. 180 grams, 28 cm (11 in.).

From a Mayfair, London, gallery, 1990s.

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Elamite Socketted Spearhead

Name: Elamite Socketted Spearhead
SKU: 176558612
Price: 300 GBP
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