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Ancient Luristan (northern Persia, now Iran), large bronze dagger with complete "ear"-type handle, c

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Ancient Luristan (northern Persia, now Iran), large bronze dagger with complete  ear -type handle, c
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Ancient Luristan (northern Persia, now Iran), large bronze dagger with complete "ear"-type handle, ca. 1500 BC, rare in this size and design and condition. 751 grams, 18-1/2" long. Fully intact, with triangular blade with raised medial and rectangular guard, the hilt with round, ribbed grip and open crescent pommel, all beautifully patinated, from an excavation in a valley of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran and believed to have been made by either the nomadic Cimmerians or Indo-European people of Media or Persia. with Christie's (South Kensington) auction catalog of April 28, 2004, featuring the Axel Guttmann Collection of ancient arms and armor, lot #23 of which is nearly identical to this dagger (with an estimate GBP3000).