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A Luristan bronze quiver fragment image 1
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Lot 159

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£5,000 - £7,000

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A Luristan bronze quiver fragment
Iran, circa 10th-8th Century B.C.
The body of cylindrical shape, tapering towards the bottom, fixed to a ring with four rivets with dome-shaped terminals and a loop for attachment to the now-missing strap, on the front three rectangular plaques fixed with rivets, decorated in raised relief with scenes of animals fighting and rosettes in the field, 8¼in (21cm) high

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Provenance:
Swiss private collection formed in the 1960s.
UK private collection, acquired in 1990.

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