A fine Luristan Bronze Short Sword, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Vessels - Bronze Inc (1953)

Inc (1953)

1 Dautant et al

The reverse echoes the front in clear incised detail

Because it was prohibitively expensive for most families to bury the dead with actual lacquer vessels

intricately crafted from sheet gold and adorned with fine wire and granulation work

A fine Luristan Bronze Short Sword, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Vessels - Bronze Inc (1953)This very fine bronze short sword was cast using the lost wax process, the double edge blade with square shoulders tapering to a sharp point, that joins a rectangular guard with a triple ring grip and crescent pommel. Reference: For related examples see: Moorey PRS, Catalogue of Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum (1971) pg. 80, fig. 56. Condition: Minor blade edge roughness portraying ancient usage, with beautiful overall deep blue green