Ancient Persian Weapons for Sale, 1500 BC - 200 AD
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HUGE Luristan bronze spear-head, c. 1500-1200 BC. This amazing piece measures over 11 inches (255 mm long)! It has a long, slender form with raised central rib. Short tang and two intact holes used for attaching it to the original spear shaft. Great emerald green patina. From an old Midwestern USA museum collection formed in the 1960's. #mus77: $455

Luristan Bronze Age short-sword, 1500-1200 BC. Long and sharp with pronounced central mid-rib and flared blade, small bit of battle damage on one edge. 252 mm (just under 10 inches) long. Light olive-green tone with nice desert-sand patina. Must see in-hand! #6227: $355

Miniature full-handled decorated Luristan Dagger from Bronze Age Persia, c. 1200 -800 BC. This fantastic weapon has survived in superb condition - a real historical momento! It has a very attractive broad blade with a robust supportive mid-rib and a nice decorated perforated handle. This is one of the best examples of its type that I have ever seen; very well balanced and aerodynamic. Gorgeous blue-green azurite crystalized patina and age related encrustation; battle scarred. ex-Old English collection via auction house, UK. Said to have been found in Syria pre 1960. 155 mm long. #617: $375

MASSIVE Luristan bronze butt-spike from a spear. This would have been attached to the back end of a spear, to act as a counterweight, able to be stuck into the ground to brace against an enemy attack. If the spear was damaged, this could have been turned around and used as a"last line of defense" weapon in hand-to-hand combat. It measures over 13 1/2 inches long, with square-shaped body that tapers to a round stem with one fastening-rivet hole. Nice olive-green patina. A very unusual piece... I've never come across anything quite like it. Lots of spearheads on the market but very rarely do these butt-spikes come to light. #62140: $575

Beautiful Luristan bronze dagger, early 1st millenium BC. The pommel is divided into two semicircular 'ears' at right angles to the blade, one side open as designed as a decorative variant. Blade cleaned and probably is original to the pommel. A smaller and more delicate example than the prior lot. L: 11 1/2" (29.4 cm). Reference: Moorey, Ashmolean Museum, p. 74, no. 51- 52 for the general type; Ex. English collection. #daggerA136: $775

An amazing and absolutely MASSIVE Near Eastern large bronze spear head. Measures a whopping 20 3/8" (51.2 cm) long!!!
Has a broad blade with shallow midriff, rounded at base. Two long "blood-grooves" down center on both sides. Narrow solid tang at base. Intact with some weathering of the edges and light encrustation. Ex-old New York collection. #neareastA137: $800
Luristan bronze spear-point. c. 1200 -800 BC. River patina!
This fantastic weapon has survived Intact and Untouched. It is aerodynamic, and has a gorgeous honey colored patina because it was a river retrieval in Asia Minor. It has a prominent raised mid-rib terminating proximally into a long rat tail handle. Intact, untouched. Spear-heads such as this would have been used by the Greeks in their battles with the Persians, whose aspiration was to gain control of the Middle-East. Ex-Guttman collection, Berlin.167 mm long. #618: $255 SOLD
Rare & Important Ancient Persian Luristan Mini-sword! 1200 BC

One of the most unusual and interesting Ancient Persian weapons that I've ever handled. This is a possibly unique Persian small scale sword, of votive or ceremonial function. This remarkable artifact is an accurate miniature version of a typical Luristan sword.

The piece is too delicate and small to have been used as a combat weapon and must therefore have been made purely for ceremonial purposes, either as a grave-good or as a votive gift to a god. The hilt consists of a double-eared pommel, long grip and bilateral flanges for securing the wooden inserts. The blade is of typical form and the patina is an attractive olive-green. Possible restoration at the base of the blade. Otherwise intact and unrestored. Excellent overall condition for a genuine ancient piece. Provenance: Ex. London Private Collection and acquired on the London Art market in the 1970's. 10 inches long. #0300: $675

Luristan bronze short-sword, c. 1500-1200 BC. Long and slender, with two fastening-barbs on handle perfectly preserved. Measures 300 mm (12 inches) long! #6243: Budget-priced at only $200 SOLD

Luristan bronze spear-point. A neat piece with long, slender form and raised central rib. Blade flares slightly at base, just above the medieum square-ended tang. From an old Midwestern USA museum collection formed in the 1960's. 156 mm long. #mus13: $225

Achaemenid Persia. Rare, well-provenanced ancient bronze arrow-point, 6th-4th century BC. Triangular blade with long tang and protruding barbs. Examples like this are found in Egypt, and date to the XXVII (Persian) Dynasty. From the famous Axel Guttmann Collection. Reference: Christie's UK, Wednesday 28th of April 2004, Sale 5524, Lot 27. Attractive green crystallized patina, beautiful construction symmetry, bilateral edges, and a supportive mid rib. It was attached to the arrow in antiquity by way of its long tang. Intact and Unrestored; one edge battle scarred. 2 inches long. #274: $165


Luristan, ancient Persia, 900-700 BC. Bronze spear-point, double-edged with central rib. Very long, slender blade that flares slightly at base, just above the flat square-ended tang. Great deep green patina. From an old Midwestern USA museum collection formed in the 1960's.164 mm long. #mus16: $225

Luristan Bronze Age short-sword, 1500-1200 BC. A large and amazing example! Measures 372 mm (over 14 1/2 inches) long with a rich emerald green to red patina. In a remarkable state of preservation, however the handle and blade may have been re-affixed to each other at some point. Handle was once inlaid with wood or ivory (lost to history). Comes from the famous Axel Guttman collection, Berlin. This is a great example, much larger than photo appears. #688-2: $725 SOLD
Persia, Luristan, c.1500-1200 BC. Gorgeous late bronze age lance head typical of that found in north-western Iran. It has a bright azurite underneath malachite. The included micrograph of the blade shows each layer of patina as it should be. This is a beautiful, authentic lance head that is almost worth the price for the metallurgical reference alone. ref: Muscarella, Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art p.290, Fig 396. This item measures 141 mm long. Item #lur412: $290 SOLD

Luristan bronze spear-point. 144 mm long. Great, bright river patina! Long slender blade with raised central rib and medium square-shaped tang. #mus14: $275

Luristan bronze arrowhead. Long pointed tang, nicely shaped rounded blade with central raised ridge for strength. Uncleaned, as found! From an old Midwestern USA museum collection formed in the 1960's. 176 mm long! #mus15: $255

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