Caption

Short sword, unknown Luristan workshop. A short sword with a cast blade and a mushroom-shaped hilt with a rimmed mount, the raised edges of which served to hold the lost hilt casing. The casing may have been made of bone, wood, horn, or stone. In the lower part of the casing, two low, crescent-shaped protrusions of sheet metal are bent inward to secure the casing. The hilt flows directly into a double-edged blade with a centric point. Behind the short, rectangular, double-blunt base, the blade tapers evenly towards the tip. A slightly convex ridge runs through the center of the blade, which splits towards the base in its upper part. Iron Age, 9th–6th century BC Iron Period II; Iran, Luristan. Weapon. Height 40.6 cm; width 3.4 cm; depth 2 cm; weight 208 g., A long metal object with a narrow pointed end and a wider handle, shown vertically against a light background, with a surface that is dark brown to black and mottled with patches of green and pale green corrosion; the handle is slightly flared and rectangular, the midsection broadens slightly before tapering into a slender, ridged shaft that narrows to a rounded tip, and the metal surface shows irregular pitting, worn areas, and varied greenish discoloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_380

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Rights managed

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31.7Mb (675.7Kb) / 6.2in x 20.0in / 1849 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Short sword unknown Luristan workshop short sword cast blade mushroom-shaped hilt rimmed mount raised edges served hold lost hilt casing casing bone wood horn stone lower part two low crescent-shaped protrusions sheet metal bent inward secure hilt flows directly double-edged blade centric point short rectangular double-blunt base blade tapers evenly towards tip slightly convex ridge runs center blade splits towards base upper part Iron Age 9th–6th century BC Iron Period II Iran Luristan Weapon Height 40.6 cm width 3.4 cm depth 2 cm weight 208 g long metal object narrow pointed wider handle shown vertically light background surface dark brown black mottled patches green pale green corrosion handle slightly flared midsection broadens slightly tapering slender ridged shaft narrows rounded tip metal surface irregular pitting worn areas varied greenish discoloration.