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LOT 1316

Estimate
GBP (£) 100 - 140
EUR (€) 120 - 160
USD ($) 130 - 190

CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE BLADE
12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
10 3/4 in. (154 grams, 27.5 cm).

With elongated handle, hole for fixing organic material, guard with lateral projections and ogival blade with shallow central mid-rib.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE:
See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg (2003), in Russian, pl.VII, no.67, from the Krasnoyarsk region.

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