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LOT 1643
Luristan Bronze Dagger Group
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 - 11 3/8 in. (264 grams total, 20-29 cm).
Comprising three dagger blades, one triangular with three fastening rivets on the ricasso, one with long tapered blade, rounded shoulders and long narrow tang, the third with a slender blade. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
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.
Cf. for similar blades Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, item 31, p.34.
FootnotesMoorey, 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.
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LOT 1643
Luristan Bronze Dagger Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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