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LOT 1510

Luristan Bronze Dagger

13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

12 1/4 in. (196 grams, 31 cm).

Double-edged triangular blade, integral hilt with lateral flanges with remains of bone handle.

Provenance

From the estate of a deceased gentleman, Surrey, UK, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. 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 the type III in the Medvedskaya classification, used in Near East from the 13th to the 6th century B.C. The type is the 32a of the Maxwell-Hyslop study.

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LOT 1510

Luristan Bronze Dagger

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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