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THB9th C. Urartian Bronze Dagger w/ Incised Decorations
Lot 53
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Sep 24, 2020
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2020-09-24 12:00:00
2020-09-24 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : Arms & Armor | Ancient - 20th Century
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Specialty auction featuring axes, mace heads, swords, spears, various types of armor, and more! Many different cultures of all price ranges. Great for first-time buyers, seasoned collectors, and dealers alike. All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Specialty auction featuring axes, mace heads, swords, spears, various types of armor, and more! Many different cultures of all price ranges. Great for first-time buyers, seasoned collectors, and dealers alike. All legally acquired, legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East/Asia Minor, Anatolia, modern day Turkey/Armenia, Caucasus region, Urartu culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A wonderful cast-bronze sword with a tapered triangular blade that was shortened in antiquity. Incised down the center of both blade faces is a column of inversely corresponding waves with coalescing crests that is enclosed laterally within a thin pair of concentric bars as well as on top with a trio of omega-shaped bulbs. The rounded blade tip widens gradually to create the sharpened edges and protruding shoulders, and the integral, T-shaped guard tapers to form the narrow handle and openwork pommel. The attenuated blade suggests this blade was either created solely as a votive burial offering or was interred with the body of its owner; the rounded tip indicates the blade has been ritualistically blunted so no other warrior could wield it. Size: 10.9" L x 3.125" W (27.7 cm x 7.9 cm); 6.125" H (15.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-Auctions Imperial, Henderson, Nevada, USA; ex-private New York, USA collection, originally acquired in the 1960s
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#157660Blade tip shortened in antiquity. Very slight bending to blade, with pitting and nicks to blade, edges, and handle, and softening to some incised details on blade faces, otherwise intact and very good. Great patina throughout.Condition
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