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Western Asiatic Luristan Decorated Axehead

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Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead with Wrestlers: 2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with leaf-shaped blade with central ridge, socket with small rim to top and bottom; to the side small figures of two men wrestling. 187 grams, 16cm (6 1/4") Pro

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Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead: 13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with spiked butt, vertical socket with C-shaped rim above and below, slender blade with rounded expanding edge. 318 grams, 15cm (6") Property of a North West Lond

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Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead: 2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with rectangular blade with central ridge, socket with small rim to top and bottom; to the rear, a curved spur. 315 grams, 17cm (6 3/4") From an old German coll

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Western Asiatic Luristan Axehead: 13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with rounded butt, vertical socket with C-shaped rim above and below, slender blade with rounded expanding edge. 80 grams, 79mm (3 1/4") From an important private

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Western Asiatic Luristan Comb Axehead: 2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket, ribs extending to spikes to the rear, curved blade with flange to the top and bottom edges. 281 grams, 15.5cm (6") Private collection, North Lo

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Western Asiatic Luristan Ceremonial Axehead: 2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with crescentic blade, waisted neck with T-shaped extension to the rear. 390 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a London collector, acquired in the early 1990s.

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Western Asiatic Luristan Socketted Axehead: 13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket and rectangular blade, ribbed collar to lower edge of the socket. 8 grams, 13cm (5") Property of a London collector; acquired London, 1980s. [

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Western Asiatic Luristan Miniature Axehead: 2nd millennium BC. A flat-section bronze axehead with rectangular tang, trapezoidal body and flared blade with curved cutting edge. 46 grams, 96mm (3 3/4") UK art market, acquired prior to 2000.

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Urartu or Luristan Socketted Long Axehead: 9th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with slender expanding blade and rounded cutting edge, flared socket with stud to the reverse. See Maxwell-Hyslop, R., ‘Western Asiatic Shaft-Hole Axes’ in Ira

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Western Asiatic Luristan Dagger: 13th-6th century BC. A bronze dagger or dirk with parallel-sided blade, broad midrib, lower guard with flange shoulders and grip, T-shaped finial. See Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Br

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Western Asiatic Luristan Dagger: 6th-4th century BC. A bronze dagger comprising a slender lentoid-section willow-leaf blade, hollow grip with socket to each face to accept an insert and lateral flanges to retain it, D-shaped pommel p

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Western Asiatic Luristan Long Sword: 2nd millennium BC. A bronze sword blade with leaf-shaped blade and median rib, facetted tang with two attachment holes, remains of linear decoration. 564 grams, 51.5cm (20 1/4"). From a private Austri

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Western Asiatic Luristan Decorated Axehead

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Description

13th-6th century BC. A large bronze axehead with v-shaped socket and swept lower edge to the blade; raised rib to the socket. 345 grams, 17.8cm (7"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired prior to 1994.

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Fine condition.

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Western Asiatic Luristan Decorated Axehead

Name: Western Asiatic Luristan Decorated Axehead
SKU: 59379275
Price: 110 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £100 - £140

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