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LOT 1045
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
14TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
15 3/4 in. (223 grams, 40 cm).
Lanceolate profile with rounded tip and deep shoulders, short tang.
ProvenanceEx German collection, Cologne, 1980-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s. cat 270, for type;.Béguin, G., Bronzes du Luristan. Énigmes de l'Iran Ancien IIIe - Ier millénaire avant J.C., Paris, 2008, p38.
FootnotesThe metalworking techniques used in making bronze weapons in Luristan were very complex. Surfaces were often finished in repoussé work, and some of the weapons were chased, others engraved. The spearhead seems to belong to the type V (heavy spearheads) of the Khorasani's classification, having ovate blade with rounded and gently curved shoulders. Unfortunately the original mid-rib is today completely effaced.
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LOT 1045
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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