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283 - Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger with Openwork Hilt and Scabbard. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising a long slender blade with a stepped mid-rib and narrow point, waisted openwork tubular hilt with domed pommel, transverse scaphoid-section guard; narrow sheet-bronze scabbard with flared mouth (cracked); mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 36, p.33, for similar grip construction; cf. Mahboubian, H., Art of the Ancient Iran, London, 1997, no.401b,d, for a similar dagger with full scabbard. 434 grams total, dagger: 31.2 cm (12 1/4 in.). [2]
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Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger with Openwork Hilt and Scabbard. 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising a long slender blade with a stepped mid-rib and narrow point, waisted openwork tubular hilt with domed pommel, transverse scaphoid-section guard; narrow sheet-bronze scabbard with flared mouth (cracked); mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 36, p.33, for similar grip construction; cf. Mahboubian, H., Art of the Ancient Iran, London, 1997, no.401b,d, for a similar dagger with full scabbard. 434 grams total, dagger: 31.2 cm (12 1/4 in.). [2] Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s-2000s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13464-262414. The openwork grips of these daggers were created using the lost wax process. The openwork was cut into the original wax, and after casting, it was inlaid with cream-coloured stone, some of which survives. These short daggers were still in use in the Early Median and Achaemenid Periods, between 800 and 600 B.C. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.
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