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Luristan Dagger with Decorated Hilt
Luristan Dagger with Decorated Hilt
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9th-8th century B.C. A bronze dagger with a tapering triangular blade, the handle with three raised concentric bands, crescent-shaped pommel. Cf. for a parallel (in iron) Vanden Berghe L., ‘Excavations in Pusht-i Kuh (Iran) Tombs Provide Evidence on Dating Typical Luristan Bronzes’ in Archaeology, June, 1971, pp.263-271, fig.10, p.265. 322 grams, 37 cm (14 1/2 in.). Ex S. Motamed collection.with Bellman's Auctions, 20th-26th June 2015, lot 2482.Property of a London gentleman. Several similar iron daggers were discovered during excavations at War Kabud. Differently from the bronze specimens, where the handle is ribbed, the iron specimens have bronze nails for fastening of the wooden grip on either side.
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Luristan Dagger with Decorated Hilt

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