A Luristan Bronze Short Sword, Early Iron Age, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE
MX2403
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Cast in one piece using the lost-wax process, the leaf-shaped blade tapers with a low, broad midrib; The hilt curves inward from a splayed pommel forming concave sides and is flanged to receive an inlay.
For a related example, see Moorey PRS, "Catalogue of Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum" (1971), 70-71, fig 50.
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Length: 16 inches (40.5 cm)
Condition: Intact and in very good condition. Custom mounted.
Provenance: Raymond A. Davis (1931 - 2018), California, private collection, acquired between 1980 to 2005 and then by descent.
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