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Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword
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LOT 1849

Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

16 3/4 in. (355 grams, 42.7 cm).

Substantial blade with rounded shoulders and a short rectangular-section tang.

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 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 over a long period of time, 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 1849

Luristan Bronze Tanged Short Sword

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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