LOT 412:
GROUP OF LARGE BRONZE AGE PINS
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GROUP OF LARGE BRONZE AGE PINS
Ca. 1000 - 700 BC. A group of three cast bronze pins, each features a round-section, tapering shank and a decorative finial at the other end. One finial has a recessed flower or star-shaped design, while two others have poppy-shaped heads with a band of projecting protrusions below, complemented by delicate horizontal incisions below.For similar see: Muscarella O. W., Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n. 290; The Harvard Art Museums, Object Number 2023.501.23; The Louvre Museum, Inventory number: AO 13971. Size: 135-155mm x 18-25mm; Weight: 145gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

