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LOT 1485
Luristan Bronze Short Sword
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 1/2 in. (295 grams, 37 cm).
Triangular in plan with thick round-section midrib, rounded shoulders, narrow tip; short tang with hole for fixing pin for the organic grip.
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
Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, p.34, no.31.
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