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Super Rare Luristan Bronze / Iron Sword - 29"L
Super Rare Luristan Bronze / Iron Sword - 29"L
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Description
Luristan, Northwestern Iran, ca. 900 to 700 BCE. Some of the rarest weaponry you can find! Bronze handle/ hilt in the form of a mythical beast holding a long iron blade. In the vast majority of these weapons the blade is long gone. In our example, the blade is fully intact and stable. An amazing example! Size: 29.25" L (74.3 cm)

Provenance: Ex - Estate of Julien Hovsepian

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Intact and generally excellent with small crack where iron blade inserts into bronze housing, blade with expected rusted surface.
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Super Rare Luristan Bronze / Iron Sword - 29"L

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