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LOT 1308
Western Asiatic Bronze Axe-Shaped Pendant
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (22.3 grams, 80 mm).
Comprising a broad crescentic blade, balustered shank extending to pierced bulb finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a great number of bronze weapons. The rich and noble aristocrats of the Luristan, Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites, went to battle splendidly equipped and wore magnificent bronze armour, using maces, spears and daggers as offensive weapons, alongside spears, bows and arrows.
