Bronze sword, Iran, Luristan, c. 1100 BC
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This short sword, a bronze from Luristan, was made from a single piece of metal. The handle has lost its decorative inlay, generally representative of the owner’s position in his tribe. Ancient Iran, Luristan, before 1000 BC. More ( More and Bowman 1986:23) discusses a similar artifact: “All the Luristan bronzes were found in a necropolis… the two bronze daggers and a sword [pictured in their book] were each made from a single piece of metal and were probably used for more earthly battles. Luristan daggers were often enriched by silver and ivory inlays in the handles… If the Luristan bronzes were made by Indo-European-speaking Cimmerians who settled in the Zagros early in the first millennium, as is thought, these pieces may be among the last creations of the Bronze Age. Iron came into common use in 1000 BC, bringing an end to bronze work for all but ritual purposes.” (More & Bowman 1986: 23) Bibliography (for this item)More, Daisy, and John Bowman1986 Aegean Rivals. Boston Publishing, Boston, MA. (23) |
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