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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob L., post: 4039933, member: 56976&quot;]AE Hilt</p><p>Northwestern Iran</p><p>1200-800 BC</p><p>11.1cm (4.4”)</p><p>Cf. Moorey (<i>Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum</i>), plate 7, #58, 60 (for similar pommel)</p><p>Cf. Mahboubian (<i>Art of Ancient Iran</i>), 392 and 397a (for similar pommel)</p><p><br /></p><p>Description:</p><p>Double disk pommel, cylindrical grip, iron core, bronze exterior, incised with decorative patterns</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060552[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AE Hilt</p><p>Northwestern Iran</p><p>1200-800 BC</p><p>24.8cm x 7.9cm (9.75” x 3.125”)</p><p>Cf. Moorey (<i>Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum</i>), Pl. 8, Fig. 63 (also illustrated on page 82)</p><p>Ex- private East Coast, USA collection</p><p><br /></p><p>Description:</p><p>Distinctive Luristani bifurcated “double-ear” pommel, square cross-section through grip, with two lattice-patterned bands enclosing a horizontally-oriented linear band which comprise the hand guard; oxidized remnants of the original iron blade are still visible below the guard</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060553[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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