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47 - BRONZE SHORT SWORD
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£2,000 - 3,000 (€2,300 - 3,600)Sale fees
BRONZE SHORT SWORD NORTH-WEST IRAN, 1200 - 900 B.C. patinated bronze, the blade cast with parallel vertical grooved from the base the tip, the guard wrapped around the edge of the blade base, with fluting along the length of the grip, with a cone-like pommel with triangular open-work perforations, possibly for inlay separated by round protrusions; raised on a bespoke mount 57cm long Provenance: Acquired 1980s, private collection; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 3rd June 2009, Lot 38 Private collection, London
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