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LOT 1205
North-Western Persian Sword Blade
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
18 1/4 in. (345 grams, 46.5 cm).
With rounded shoulders and square-sectioned mid-rib running to the blade tip; short tang with fastening hole.
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 40, p.36.
Footnotes
The Luri people produced a quantity of fine metalwork, which according to Dr. Khorasani, could be due to a settled period which arose as a result of the defeat of the Elamites by the Babylonians, leaving the Luristani people in relative peace for a period of time after 1200 BC. According to Khorasani 'A culture of innovation and experimentation flourished, and the repertoire of the Luristan smiths expanded in the period between 1150–1050 BC.'
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