Ancient Luristan Bronze Mace Head, ca. 1200 - 1000 B.C. Solid bronze cudgel with a beautiful green patina, excellent detail. Featuring three rows of knobs emerging from a tubular knob head, this heavy weapon could have been quite lethal in combat; however, most scholars (see the Moorey reference below) believe that these cudgels were used primarily in a ceremonial or parade function, similar to a sceptre or a baton, due to the good condition almost universally associated with this type of weapo... Click for details
Luristan Bronze Dagger, Persian, ancient Western Iran, ca. 900 - 800 BCE. In cylindrical form of double female with ice pick dagger in Janus form bronze sheath. In excellent condition, 11 3/4" high
A very attractive ancient persian bronze axe head, nicely decorated with engravings and spikes
Dated from, 800 BC
Short swords,daggers and axe heads such as this would have been used by the Persians in their battles with the Greeks, in their aspiration to gain control of the Middle-East ... Click for details
Aweidah Gallery is pleased to present this ancient and extremely rare Persian "Lurestan" Face plate of a warrior's bronze shield boss, constructed of a thin hammered bronze sheet with circles design and two standing Ibex figures, edge roughness and some losses as shown in the pictures.
Very rare and it will make an major addition to the finest antiquities and ancient weaponry or armour collection
Dated from, 1000 - 800 BC
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Directly from Jerusalem, Holy Land, an ancient bronze Dagger from Bronze Age Persia dating to around 1200 -800 BC
The dagger is beautifully made with a decorated hilt and nice engravings all around the girp and the pommel as shown in the scans
This scarce piece is a bronze ring that is from the Luristan culture that dwelled in Western Iran, circa 1000-800 B.C., Iron Age II. This object was cast as one solid piece, is approximately 4.9 inches in diameter, and is very heavy, as it is approximately .5 inches thick. This beautiful piece is in superb condition and has an exceptional dark green patina with light brown and reddish highlights. This massive adornment was worn above the bicep on the upper arm, and was considered to be a very... Click for details
We are pleased to offer this beautiful Persian - Lurestan solid bronze figure of an IBEX, dated from, 900 - 600 BC
This delightful IBEX appears prepared to leap, as if from one mountain crag to another. An amulet like this was perhaps meant to bestow upon its wearer some of the animal's graceful strength and agility, which the ancient artist has evoked with a charm that remains forever fresh and lively ... Click for details
