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The Kuizenga Collection of Ancient Art: Part IV (Lots 145-244)
Lot 215*,R

Three Persian bronze leaf-shaped sword blades
3

23 June – 7 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, New Bond Street

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Three Persian bronze leaf-shaped sword blades

Circa 11th-9th Century B.C.
46cm, 42.5cm, and 40.5cm long (3)

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Provenance:
Kuizenga collection, the Netherlands, acquired in Utrecht, April 1976, 23rd February 1981, and in Bonn/Hamburg, 1st November 1994.

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Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.

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