ID 795569
Lot 65 | A LURISTAN BRONZE WHETSTONE HANDLE
Estimate value
£ 300 – 500
IRAN, CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7⁄8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Collection J. Pierre, Belgium.
with Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Auktion 2, 26 June 2000, lot 206.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Luristan bronzes |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Luristan bronzes |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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