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LOT 1316

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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LOT 1316

Central Asian Bronze Blade

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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