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LOT 1440
Large Luristan Bronze Dirk
12TH CENTURY B.C.
15 1/2 in. (216 grams, 39.5 cm).
With raised flanges to the grip, possibly to accept organic inserts, tapering triangular blade with a strong mid-rib.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. the type in Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.377, cat.6.
Footnotes
The dirk belongs to Type IIIa bronze dirks of the Medveskaya classification. It was cast in one piece (hilt and blade). The presence of the mid-rib however represents an exception to the general typology.
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