Western Asiatic Luristan Bronze Dagger
1st millennium BC. A Bronze Age dirk or dagger with lozenge-section narrow blade, flat-section guard, grip with flanged edges to accept an organic insert. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.381, cat.13. 169 grams, 37.5cm (15"). From a private Austrian collection; formerly in a London private collection, acquired 1950s-1970s.
Condition Report: Very fine condition.
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1st millennium BC. A Bronze Age dirk or dagger with lozenge-section narrow blade, flat-section guard, grip with flanged edges to accept an organic insert. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.381, cat.13. 169 grams, 37.5cm (15"). From a private Austrian collection; formerly in a London private collection, acquired 1950s-1970s.
Condition Report: Very fine condition.