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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 36, p.33.
FootnotesLuristan 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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Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Point Group
Circa 12th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Each with a sturdy square-section tang, broad barbed head with midrib. 92 grams total, 15 cm each
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Two of these arrowheads seem to belong to the type V, subcategory type C, according to the classification of Khorasani and Negahban. In the four categories of triangular bronze arrowheads from Luristan, Marlik and Northern Iran individuated by Negahban, subtypes C and D of type V are larger arrow or javelin heads, C with barbed shoulders. -
Cased Napoleonic 'Published' French Military Artefact Collection
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Including musketballs, military buckles and frames, musket flints, buttons, a single-edged knife and other items in a hinged wooden case; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 1.56 kg total, 32 x 25 x 7.5 cm including case
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
Circa late 2nd millennium-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Including leaf-shaped, barbed and other types. 367 grams total, 3.4-10.7 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
A number of arrowheads of this type have been excavated in Luristan and in the South-Caspian region. Many parallels are from a burial context, but a large hoard of them was found in a non-funerary context. This type of arrowhead has been in use from the late 2nd millennium B.C. Other arrowheads are clearly Achaemenid.
