Luristan Bronze Short Sword | Blood Ridge & Ribbed Hilt

Luristan. Ancient Near East, ca. 700 BCE. Bronze short sword having a tapered blade with a raised blood ridge on both sides; having a crescentic guard hilt section and a hand grip which are both decorated with a linear ribbed design, tang type pommel. The blade has been rejoined to the guard. Size: 19.375”L (49.2cm).




Provenance: Private NYC. collection, by descent from Frishman Galleries, Tel Aviv, acquired 1970’s.




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71489