Luristan Short Sword Blade

2nd millennium BC. A bronze triangular blade with raised midrib, short tang pierced for attachment. 360 grams, 42.5cm (16 3/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword exhibiting an elongated petaloid profile with sharpened edges and a point

**Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A lengthy bronze blade for a short sword or a pole-mounted spear with an elongated triangular profile

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. An impressive pair of bronze weapons from ancient Luristan: a dagger and a short sword blade. Larger of the 2, the dagger features and everted blade, a flat

Ancient Near East region, Luristan, a finely cast bronze short sword with a blade that connects to a square-shaped guard. The long handle was designed to have an inlaid panel of wood, stone, or other

13th-6th century BC. A bronze short sword blade with triangular blade and pierced tang, broad median rib. 290 grams, 36cm (14"). Ex Cologne private collection.

Northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Rare bronze short sword from this culture known for their fine bronze work. Shortish in length with long tapered blade wi

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with a sturdy blade bearing sharpened edges and a raised midrib on both sides. The grooves in the

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A lost-wax cast bronze short sword, with handle and blade cast from different alloys. The blade is wide, with a broad, flat ridge,

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1100 BCE. A long iron sword with a nearly-flat triangular blade topped with an elaborate handle - a thick guard and flat hilt with what are perhaps

Circa 12th-8th Century BC Gently tapering blade, with open handle, wooden grip now lost

Ancient Luristan Bronze Short Sword c.1000 BC. Size 14 1/2 inches length. Medium-sized sword used in hand to hand combat, composed of a wide, tapered blade with blood ridges. Solid cylindrical hand gr

10th century B.C. With triangular blade in outline and prominent mid-rib divided in three sections; square shoulders with rectangular guard; rectangular grip with openings for inlays on either side. F

**Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword of a slender form with a narrow blade bearing a thick midrib as well as an

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with a lunate shoulder, a thick handle, and a lengthy blade. The blade exhibits sharpened edges, a smooth

Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. This is a cast bronze sword with a thin handle and a double bell-shaped pommel. The sword has a long, triangular blade with multiple thin ridges. This is par

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword presenting a lengthy blade and a recessed handle cavity. The handle cavity was intended for holding inlay

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword bearing a recessed handle meant to hold comfortable inlays. The blade itself exhibits an elongated profil

Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Gorgeous bronze sword with spooled pommel, rounded handle, wide blade with large blood ridge and fine herringbone pattern along l

Fine bronze short sword, the blade tapers to a sharp point. The hilt curves inward, from a splayed pommel. Circa 10th-8th Century B.C. Dimensions: L. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) Ex. Old German collection, a

**Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1100 BCE. A short iron sword with a triangular blade marked by a broad, flat midrib and an elaborate handle - a crescent-shaped pommel ab

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A finely cast bronze short sword with a blade that connects to a square-shaped guard. The long handle was designed to have an inlai

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with a slender, petaloid blade projecting from abov

13th-6th century BC. A Bronze Age lentoid-section leaf-shaped blade with shallow point, transverse slot to the guard, grip with flared edges and flanges to accept an organic insert. 390 grams, 43cm (1