Luristan Bronze Tanged Dirk

EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

16 3/8 in. (200 grams, 41.5 cm).

Comprising a slender blade with a raised midrib with grooves, a short rectangular-section tang pierced at the end.

Provenance

Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

Literature

Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 40, p.36.

Footnotes

The Luri people produced a quantity of fine metalwork, which, according to Dr Khorasani, could be due to a settled period arising as a result of the defeat of the Elamites by the Babylonians, leaving the Luristani people in relative peace for a period of time after 1200 BC. According to Khorasani, 'A culture of innovation and experimentation flourished, and the repertoire of the Luristan smiths expanded in the period between 1150-1050 B.C.'

CONDITION

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