TWO INDO-PERSIAN DECORATED REFLEX COMPOSITE BOWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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TWO INDO-PERSIAN DECORATED REFLEX COMPOSITE BOWS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY each formed of wood, bone, and sinew, with bifurcated terminals incorporating the nocks, swelling at the grip, and decorated throughout in gilt polychrome with flowers and geometrical shapes (chips and losses), 104.5 cm and 81.0 cm (2)

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TWO INDO-PERSIAN DECORATED REFLEX COMPOSITE BOWS, 18TH/19TH

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