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Lot 157

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £4,000

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A Luristan bronze sword
Iran, circa 8th Century B.C.
The long triangular blade with high mid-rib, decorated with multiple grooves, the crescent-shaped guard cast together with the rectangular grip, with recessed geometric decoration for now-missing inlays and hemispherical stone pommel, 22in (56cm) long

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Provenance:
English private collection, formed in the 1970s.

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