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LOT 1048
Luristan Bronze Blade Collection
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 - 9 1/2 in. (485 grams total, 20-24 cm).
Comprising six bronze short tapering blades, all with rounded shoulders and flattened mid-ribs, four with tapering tangs, one with tang pierced at tip; one of the narrowest blades is without a tang. [6]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
See Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, p.34, no.31.
Footnotes
Moorey, Gordon and Khorasani created a classification of bladed weapons, according to which daggers are edged weapons not greater than 36cm in length, dirks (short swords) are between 36cm and 50cm in length, and swords are edged weapons greater than 50cm in length. These weapons belong to the dagger category.
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