Luristan Bronze Short Sword - 15"L
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Description
**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with a slender, petaloid blade projecting from above a rectangular handle. The handle features raised flanges intended to bend inward to hold tactile inlays, and the pommel is crescent-shaped with tapered ends. Size: 15.125" L x 1.25" W (38.4 cm x 3.2 cm)
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
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#177935
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with a slender, petaloid blade projecting from above a rectangular handle. The handle features raised flanges intended to bend inward to hold tactile inlays, and the pommel is crescent-shaped with tapered ends. Size: 15.125" L x 1.25" W (38.4 cm x 3.2 cm)
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#177935
Condition
Chips to blade edges and handle flanges, with abrasions and light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina.
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Luristan Bronze Short Sword - 15"L
Estimate $700 - $1,050
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