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LOT 1550

North-Western Persian Bronze Dagger

LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

12 3/8 in. (354 grams, 31.5 cm).

The blade with shallow midrib, hilt cast with two horizontal grooves and crescentic guard.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 36, p.33, for similar.

Footnotes

Moorey, Gordon and Khorasani created a classification of bladed weapons, according to which daggers are edged weapons not greater than 36cm in length, dirks (short swords) are between 36cm and 50cm in length, and swords are edged weapons greater than 50cm in length.

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LOT 1550

North-Western Persian Bronze Dagger

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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