Lot n° 25
Estimation :
2000 - 4000
EUR
One-piece cast iron dagger - Lot 25
One-piece cast iron dagger
The molded handle with discoidal guard is decorated with two grotesque, bearded heads. The pommel is adorned with two masks. Two feline head protuberances border the top.
Iron, with visible chips. Erosions.
Luristan, 7th century B.C.
Length : 45 cm
Provenance :
According to the 1986 insurance inventory, acquired from Hadji Baba Rabbi in Tehran in 1972.
References :
- See D. David Weill collection, June 1972 sale, no. 143.
- Similar example: Musée du Louvre, salle XI, vitrine 2.
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