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The Kuizenga Collection of Ancient Art (Lots 200-257)
Lot 210*,R

Three Luristan bronze short swords
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22 November – 9 December 2024, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, New Bond Street

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Three Luristan bronze short swords

Circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
40cm, 46cm and 48.5cm long (3)

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Provenance:
Kuizenga collection, the Netherlands, acquired Antiekbeurs Breda, 7th June 1979, on 3rd January 1981, and in Hamburg 13th February 1994.

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