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LOT 1283
Very Large Luristan Bronze Dagger Blade
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
19 1/2 in. (374 grams, 49.5 cm).
Tapering leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib developing to a short tang, pierced at the lower end.
Provenance
Ex London art market, 1980-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and 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 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 B.C.'
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