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LOT 1394

Luristan Wide-Bladed Bronze Sword with Blood Channels

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

19 1/8 in. (671 grams, 48.5 cm).

Two-edged leaf-shaped blade with short rectangular tang, corrugated midrib extending almost to the tip and flared at the shoulders.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

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 in a large time period, spanning from the 3rd to the 2nd millennium BC. The ruling elites of warrior horsemen were buried in the graves with their weapons and horses.

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LOT 1394

Luristan Wide-Bladed Bronze Sword with Blood Channels

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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