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The Kuizenga Collection of Ancient Art (Lots 200-257)
Lot 211*,R

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

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Two Luristan bronze swords

Circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
40.5cm and 53cm long (2)

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Provenance:
Kuizenga collection, the Netherlands, acquired from van Bokhoven, Delft, April 1976 and from Kouw, Amsterdam, 1975.

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