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LOT 1376
Western Asiatic Bronze Sword Sheath
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
22 in. (355 grams, 56 cm).
Triangular in plan, terminating in an exaggerated curving point; the outer face pierced towards the top and with a raised midrib; the convex interior possibly containing fragmentary remains of a weapon.
ProvenanceFrom a Japanese collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Moorey, P., Catalogue of Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1971, no.60, for a sword contained in a similar sheath.
FootnotesScabbards with a curve at their base are shown on reliefs and seals from Anatolia from the middle of the second millennium to the 9th century B.C.
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LOT 1376
Western Asiatic Bronze Sword Sheath
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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