A Luristan dagger, Western Iran, 12th - 11th century

A Luristan dagger, Western Iran, 12th - 11th century B.C.Bronze dagger with a strong central rib. Chipping on the pommel plate, otherwise well preserved. Beautiful patina. Intact. Length 39.5 cm.Prove

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

A Luristan bronze dagger Circa 11th-9th Century B.C. The tapering blade with a medial ridge and crescentic guard, the pommel terminal formed into a flat disc with ridges spaced along the grip with a

Medieval Near East/Western Asia, Persia (Iran), Nishapur, ca. 12th century CE. A beautiful pottery bowl featuring a deep basin and convex walls painted with elaborate floral motifs in hues of black an

Near East, Western Iran, Luristan, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A skillfully cast bronze bell of an intricate design with a spherical openwork cage presenting repeating "S" shaped bars, each side cente

Near East, Western Iran, Luristan, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. Presenting an intricate design comprised of two confronting felines with gaping jaws and exposed fangs, each with a slender elongated bod

Ancient Near East / Western Asia, Persia (Iran), Islamic Period, ca. 9th to 12th century CE. A wonderful pottery lantern for an oil lamp featuring an openwork triangular motif and enveloped in creamy

Mid 11th-mid 12th century AD. A Western Middle Age double-edged iron sword, from Central Europe, of Petersen type X-Oakeshott type Xa, with tapered pattern-welded blade and narrow fullers, parallel-si

11th-12th century AD. A bronze openwork dagger sheath fitting in the form of an L-shaped border with figure of a mounted knight in a helm amid foliage; attachment points in the corner of the border an

11th-8th century BC. A long bronze tanged dagger with prominent bilobate guard, extending out from the ricasso, the tang once covered by an organic hilt; the thick midrib extending slightly above the

Western/Central Asia, Persia, northern Iran / western Afghanistan, Seljuk (Seljuq) Empire, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A fine censer in the form of a standing bird that is cast from brass via the los

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

12th-8th century BC. A substantial silver bracelet with thick, rounded body, terminals in the form of opposed lion heads with engraved details. 255 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Acquired on the UK art market;

10th century BC. A Bronze Age dirk or dagger with lozenge-section narrow blade, flat-section guard, grip with flanged edges to accept an organic insert. 182 grams, 37cm (14 1/2"). From an old English

13th-6th century BC. A large bronze flange-hilted dagger with slender leaf-shaped two-edged blade, hollow grip with socket to each face to accept an insert and lateral flanges to retain it. Cf. Khoras

13th-6th century BC. A group of bronze two-edged dagger blades and a spearhead. 239 grams, 17-21cm (6 3/4 - 8 1/4"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in t

13th-6th century BC. A short bronze flange-hilted dagger with waisted leaf-shaped two-edged blade, hollow grip with socket to each face to accept an insert and lateral flanges to retain it. Cf. Khoras

Persia (Iran), Nishapur area, ca. late 11th to 12th century CE. A pottery oil lamp in the distinctive Nishapur style, glazed in a beautiful, iridescent blue-green. The pinched top bowl, with its very

Western Asia, eastern Persian (Iran) and western Afghanistan, probably made in Khorasan, Seljuk (Seljuq) period, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A gorgeous hammered-brass bowl of large form with a flat c

Luristan bronze horse bit, Possibly 18th-12th c. BCE, Western Iran, naturally patinated bronze, consisting of one side panel of complete bit, together with a bird-form finial, 3"h x 4"w (larger) Prove

Western to Central Asia, Antatolia through Iran, Seljuk (Seljuq) culture, ca. 12th to 13th Century CE. A hollow cast bronze stag with an ample, bulbous body and an openwork decorated chest and buttock

**First Time At Auction** Western Asia, probably Luristan (Iran), ca. 1000 BCE. A thin cast bronze dagger blade with a pronounced midrib and a tang for attachment to a handle (the tang would once have

Ancient Near East, Northern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan / Amlash, Iron Age, ca. 11th to 7th century BCE. A cast-bronze axe head, with a cylindrical socketing shaft, lined with 4 conical spi

Ancient Near East, Northern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan / Amlash, Iron Age, ca. 11th to 7th century BCE. A cast bronze vessel with an intriguing shape and prominent spout, resting on a flat