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LOT 1381
North West Persian Short Sword with Blood Channels
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
15 in. (288 grams, 38cm).
Broad leaf-shaped blade with rounded shoulders and short tang, grooved spine with curved ends extending to the shoulders. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Abelita family collection, 1970s-2000s.
Literature
Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 36, p.33.
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