LOT 242 Luristan Bronze Hilted Dirk
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Circa 1000 B.C. The blade with a tapering profile, triangular in overall form, with square shoulders, penannular guard with strong midrib, flanged hilt with straight grip, widening slightly into a fan-shaped pommel. Cf. similar sword in Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour of Iran, Germany, 2006, cat.12, for similar example in the National Museum of Iran in Teheran.363 grams, 47.5 cm (18 3/4 in.). Acquired from Alan Cherry Bournemouth, UK. Ex Alexander Cotton collection, Hampshire, UK 1980s. These types of short sword or dirks were usually cast in one piece, and the penannular rib in relief was cast on at the same time with the handle of the blade. In some cases, however, the penannular rib was later cast on the dagger, possibly to strengthen a weak point at the junction of hilt and blade. The flanged hilt was originally filled with organic material like bone.
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