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LOT 2041
Luristan Bronze Tanged Two-Handed Dagger
BRONZE AGE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
20 1/2 in. (275 grams, 52.2 cm).
Comprising a narrow triangular blade with a thick midrib, curved lip to the rear edge on each side of a square-section tang with curved end.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron, Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, no.176, for the type.
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LOT 2041
Luristan Bronze Tanged Two-Handed Dagger
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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