Lot 47
BRONZE SHORT SWORD ‡
NORTH-WEST IRAN, 1200 - 900 B.C.
Auction: 26 November 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
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
Dimensions
57cm long
Provenance
Acquired 1980s, private collection;
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 3rd June 2009, Lot 38
Private collection, London