Description:

Ancient Central Asia, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A beautiful sword that is cast from copper in two parts via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique; the blade and tang were cast first and then the handle was cast around the tang. The double-edged blade exhibits an elongated profile with a thick midrib and sharpened edges, and a lunate hand guard wraps around the blade shoulder and tang. Four ovoid bosses with protruding central nubbins line the handle and are embellished with a layer of brass, all beneath a weighted discoid pommel. The sword is enveloped in layers of green and brown patina. Size: 18.8" L x 2.25" W (47.8 cm x 5.7 cm).

Provenance: private California, USA collection, by descent, moved from Germany in 1997, originally collected in the 1970s in Hamburg, Germany

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#155949

  • Condition: Slight bending to overall form of blade, with abrasions and nicks to blade, handle, and pommel, and encrustations on handle and brass areas, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits, patina, and root marks throughout.

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