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LOT 1193

Estimate
GBP (£) 100 - 140
EUR (€) 120 - 160
USD ($) 130 - 190

LURISTAN BRONZE HANDLED DAGGER
CIRCA 1000 B.C.
13 3/4 in. (123 grams, 35 cm).

Having a narrow triangular blade with gentle midrib and narrow point, scooped shoulders, long flat-section tang with lobe finial.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.381, cat.3, p.376, for type.

FOOTNOTES:
The type of the present dirk or dagger corresponds to type IX of Medvedskaya classification. The type consists of a bronze blade with organic handle, possibly made of bone or wood, and a long tang, which was usually bent at the extremity. According to Moorey, the exact dating of these pieces is uncertain.

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