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LOT 2043
North-Western Persian Sword Blade
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
15 in. (235 grams, 38 cm).
Triangular blade with raised midrib extending to a rectangular-section tang. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 40, p.36.
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LOT 2043
North-Western Persian Sword Blade
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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