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LOT 0261
Luristan Bronze Armour Belt with Double Scroll Terminals
9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
10 in. (257 grams, 25.6 cm).
A broad hammered military belt or cuirass band with plain surface, the terminals shaped as a double spiral ornament, holes in the centre of both ends for fastening. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, in Russian, for similar belts from Luristan with decorated surfaces (plate LIX, nos.19-20).
Footnotes
The rich and noble aristocrats of Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and used magnificent bronze armours. For metal sheets used for quiver plaques and bronze protective belts or shields, they used the hammering technique (Čakoškāri).
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LOT 0261
Luristan Bronze Armour Belt with Double Scroll Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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