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LOT 1458
North-Western Persian Type Bronze Blade
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 in. (99 grams, 33 cm).
With tapering triangular blade, having straight shoulders, flat midrib and tapering square-sectioned tang ending with a rounded pommel.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, item 31, p.34.
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 1458
North-Western Persian Type Bronze Blade
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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