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LOT 1575

Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger Blade

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

151/8 in. (250 grams, 38.5 cm).

With a prominently curved guard, extending out from the ricasso of the blade and partly frames the hilt, a thick midrib extending slightly above the ricasso where it held the hilt.

Provenance

Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

Literature

See similar swords in Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.99-100.

Footnotes

The hilt of such swords was made separately, and unfortunately, is nearly always missing from the archaeological records. Similar daggers had a northern Iranian background, and excavated examples have been recorded from the South Caspian Area from Tomadjan and Ghalekuti.

CONDITION

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LOT 1575

Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger Blade

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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