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Luristan Double-Edged Sword
Luristan Double-Edged Sword
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8th-7th century B.C. A copper-alloy sword with a massive double-edged blade, triple-ridged on both sides with pronounced mid-rib; the blade separated from the hilt by a crescentic blade mount, rectangular openwork handle with offset indentations and a double pommel disc, the cap loose but secured with a later copper wire. See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg (2003) in Russian, pl.XIV, no.38; Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006; Khorasani, M.M., ‘Bronze and iron weapons from Luristan’ in Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente 7, 2009, for discussion. 850 grams, 57.5 cm (22 5/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. Accompanied by an archaeological report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D'Amato.
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Luristan Double-Edged Sword

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Starting Price £1,000
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