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LOT 1967
Khazar Iron Sabre Relic
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
32 1/4 in. (510 grams, 82 cm long).
A single-edged hand-forged sabre with a gently curving blade and shallow tip; small ferrous crossguard with lobe finials; domed stud to the grip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market, 2022.
Private collection, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Cf. Lebedinsky, I., De l’Épée Scythe au Sabre Mongol, Paris, 2008, pp.172ff., for type.
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LOT 1967
Khazar Iron Sabre Relic
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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