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Lot 220^*,R

A group of Luristan bronze bracelets and dress pins
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23 June – 7 July 2025, 12:00 BST

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A group of Luristan bronze bracelets and dress pins

Circa early 1st Millennium B.C.
Comprising six bronze dress pins, six penannular bracelets, three spiral bracelets and a rein guide, pins 13cm-20cm high, bracelets 4.3cm-7.5cm diam., rein guide 7cm wide (16)

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Provenance:
Kuizenga collection, the Netherlands, formed from the 1970s onwards.

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R	US import restrictions
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