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Luristan Bronze Short Sword with Blood Channels Luristan Bronze Short Sword with Blood Channels Luristan Bronze Short Sword with Blood Channels
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LOT 1543

Luristan Bronze Short Sword with Blood Channels

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

18 7/8 in. (342 grams, 48 cm).

A two-edged leaf-shaped blade with short rectangular tang, corrugated midrib extending almost to the tip and flared at the shoulder.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
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

Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 36, p.33.

Footnotes

Luristan was hardly an ethnic or political entity, but the people of Luri had relations through warfare and trade with Sumerians, Lullubi, Assyrians, Babylonians and Elamites in a large time period, spanning from the 3rd to the 2nd millennium B.C. The ruling elites of warrior horsemen were buried in the graves with their weapons and horses.

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LOT 1543

Luristan Bronze Short Sword with Blood Channels

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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