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LOT 1064

Western Asiatic Dagger with Integral Hilt

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

15 3/4 in. (740 grams, 40 cm).

A cast dagger with leaf-shaped blade, round-section grip with wide flat tang and lobe pommel.

Provenance

Abelita family collection, 1980-2015.

Literature

See Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.138, subtypes P1-2A, for the type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1064

Western Asiatic Dagger with Integral Hilt

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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