Western Asiatc Luristan Bronze Dagger

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About the Item

2000-700 BC. Luristan (Louiristan) Culture. Bronze dagger with a bevelled leaf-shaped blade and wrap-around handle culminating in an oval-shaped pommel. The handle would originally have been reinforced with a wooden insert. Bronze weaponry production flourished from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears and arrows were exchanged via trade and war and are discovered in both civic and ritual context. A sword such as this one would have been an important symbol of rank, and power beyond the means of most common Luristani soldiers. Superb condition; on a custom-made stand. Provenance: From the private collection of D. Ruskin, Oxfordshire; formerly in a British collection formed before 2000 on the UK / International art markets. A COA will be provided by Pax Romana Ltd. London Length: 14.25 Inches. Width: 1.25 Inches, Depth: .5 Inches Luristan bronzes (rarely "Lorestan", "Lorestani" etc. in sources in English) are small cast objects decorated with bronze sculptures from the Early Iron Age which have been found in large numbers in Lorestan Province and Kermanshah in western Iran. They include a great number of ornaments, tools, weapons, horse-fittings and a smaller number of vessels including situlae, and those found in recorded excavations are generally found in burials. The ethnicity of the people who created them remains unclear, though they may well have been Persian, possibly related to the modern Lur people who have given their name to the area. They probably date to between about 1000 and 650 BC. The bronzes tend to be flat and use openwork, like the related metalwork of Scythian art. They represent the art of a nomadic or transhumant people, for whom all possessions needed to be light and portable, and necessary objects such as weapons, finials (perhaps for tent-poles), horse-harness fittings, pins, cups and small fittings are highly decorated over their small surface area. Representations of animals are common, especially goats or sheep with large horns, and the forms and styles are distinctive and inventive. The "Master of Animals" motif, showing a human positioned between and grasping two confronted animals is common but typically highly stylized. Some female "mistress of animals" are seen.

Dimensions:
Height: 14.2 in (36.07 cm)Width: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
Style:
Archaistic (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Iron,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Iran
Period:
15th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture:
1000 BC
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1774220735532

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