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LOT 1535

Luristan Bronze Leaf-Shaped Dagger

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

12 3/4 in. (211 grams, 32.5 cm).

Triangular double-edged blade with flat midrib and short tang with flattened end.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
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.

Literature

See Maxwell-Hyslop, R., 'Daggers and swords in Western Asia: a Study from Prehistoric Times to 600BC,' in Iraq, Volume 8, 1946, pp.1-65, pl.II, type 12.

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LOT 1535

Luristan Bronze Leaf-Shaped Dagger

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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