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LOT 1193

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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LOT 1193

Luristan Bronze Handled Dagger

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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