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THBRare Bactrian Copper Mace Headed Sickle Sword
Lot 69c
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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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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. A rare forged-copper sickle sword similar to the traditional Egyptian khopesh but with a curving profile that gradually widens and terminates in a blunt mace-style head. The blade features a thick spine along the interior curve, a blade edge that narrows near the midsection, a shallow midrib coursing along the entire length, and a slender tang on the base. The lowest point of the bowed top exhibits a petite perforation that was perhaps meant to display additional ornamentation suited to its owner's liking. The tang of the sword would have been fitted into a hilt perhaps made from bone, ivory, or leather, and the entire sword is enveloped in mottled layers of matte patina in hues of green, brown, and russet. Size: 18.1" L x 3.3" W (46 cm x 8.4 cm); 16.6" H (42.2 cm) on included custom stand.
For a couple of strikingly similar examples, please see: Semenenko, Aleksandr Andreyevich. "The Absence of the Sword from Rigveda and Atharvaveda and the Problem of Indo-Aryans' Origin." Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Bulletin Social-Economic and Humanitarian Research, No. 1 (3), February 16, 2019, p. 90, fig. 34, top example, and p. 91, fig. 36, third example. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2563192
Provenance: private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection, acquired between 2017 and 2020; ex-Michael Pernik collection, Germany, acquired in July 2017; ex-private W.D. collection, Rhineland, Germany
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#151827Professionally cleaning and restoration to surfaces. Slight bending to overall form of blade and tang, with light encrustations, softening to midrib, and nicks along peripheries and mace head. Light earthen deposits and fabulous patina throughout.Condition
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