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LOT 0269
Iron Age Thracian Iron Machaira Sword with Chape
3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
33 in. (1.34 kg total, 84 cm long).
Single-edged iron blade with sturdy back and slightly curved inner cutting edge; fixing pegs with rosette finials for a scale-tang hilt and ellipsoid pommel above with pierced upper face; scabbard chape with trumpet-shaped foot.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12495-230594.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Torbov, N., Antique Weapons, Plovdiv, 2016, pp.24-25, for similar examples; Webber, C., The Thracians, 700 BC-AD 46,, Oxford, 2001, p.38 for similar examples; Marazov, I., Thracian Warrior, Sofia, 2005, p.15, for similar machaira from Orlovo.
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LOT 0269
Iron Age Thracian Iron Machaira Sword with Chape
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
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