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Yesterday, 04:28 AM
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Luristan bronze sword
Acquired this recently, described as a Luristan bronze sword. It has a grip with a face on the pommel and on the bolster. Fairly thin, prominant raised central rib, not sharp.
I suspect it may not be original, but i'd like confirmation one way or another. |
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Yesterday, 08:29 AM
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id say that's a fake one for sure.
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Yesterday, 02:58 PM
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I will flip through a few books I have and see if I find any similar forms - it doesn't bring up any memories. The patina can provide some clues: pale green and "powdery" is suspicious; darker green and crystalline supports hopefulness.
Here is the surface of a 3000 year old Luristan bronze dagger that clearly has seen some cleaning: |
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Yesterday, 04:28 PM
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The sword seems to have a mix of colours, the grip is mostly a worn shiny black, especially on the side opposite the faces. Parts of the blade you can see the bronze colour under the start of a shined brownish oxidation, there are ares that look like chrome polish was used to clean it, white residue.
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Yesterday, 05:17 PM
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Yesterday, 05:19 PM
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