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LOT 1574
Luristan Bronze Re-Hilted Sword
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 1/4 in. (884 grams, 56.4 cm).
Broad two-edged bronze blade with corrugated midrib and lateral channels, lentoid-setion tip; fitted with a modern reproduction hilt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Thracian Iron Dagger
Circa 5th-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Single-edged curving upper blade, rectangular guard with incised saltire, segmented grip and upper guard fixed with pins, loop finial; rhomphaia type. 276 grams, 34.7 cm
Ex North American collection, 1970s. -
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Foliate blade with a central rib and slender shoulders, short rectangular shaft and tang with a bent finial. 643 grams, 42.2 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
A number of similar blades, some considered to be spearheads and others to be daggers, all with a bent tang, derived from Tepe Hissar Culture III. Some of them, like our specimen, have a button terminal, and some others have a plain, pointed terminal. The general dating of these specimens is fixed to the early 2nd millennium B.C. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Mainly barbed and tanged types. 280 grams total, 6.3-16 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
