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Western Asiatic Luristan Dirk with Integral Grip

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Western Asiatic Luristan Dirk with Integral Grip

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13th-6th century BC. A substantial bronze dirk with slender leaf-shaped blade, narrow neck, flange to each side of the guard, slender grip with flared upper. 401 grams, 50.2cm (19 3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s.