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LOT 476:
Western Asiatic Luristan 'Predator Type' Short Sword
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Start price:
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3,600
Estimated price :
$4,000 - $6,000
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VAT: 8.875%
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Western Asiatic Luristan 'Predator Type' Short Sword
1st millennium BC
A bronze short sword comprising a broad triangular two-edged blade with median panel developing to a midrib above the point, lower guard with barbed shoulders and three projections to each face, columnar grip with blocks of raised pointillé detailing, conical pommel with four projecting spurs, acute point, ring-and-dot motif to both faces; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2 kg total, 77cm (30 1/4"). Very fine condition. A rare type displayed superbly.
Provenance
Previously in the collection of a respected gentleman, assembled 1965-2018.
Literature
Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 48 (where the bronze hilt is fitted to an iron blade).
