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CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
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A GROUP OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN BRONZE PINS
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Of various forms, including two spectacle pins, the incised shafts dividing into two spiral terminals; another with openwork rattle surmounted by an incised button knop; another with a stylised horse; three with ibex head terminals; and various others with incised shafts and knopped or conical heads
18 cm. long av. (20)
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Of various forms, including two spectacle pins, the incised shafts dividing into two spiral terminals; another with openwork rattle surmounted by an incised button knop; another with a stylised horse; three with ibex head terminals; and various others with incised shafts and knopped or conical heads
18 cm. long av. (20)
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s or early 1970s.
Special notice
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