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SET OF THREE FINEST GRADE ANCIENT BRONZE LURISTAN WAR AXES Afghanistan / Iran Region BRONZE AGE: 4000 - 3000 years ago This is a FINEST GRADE set of THREE Near Eastern ancient cast bronze war axes. Each is a different type style of an elegant design war shaft axe from the Luristan culture of the Bronze Age empire of Ancient Iran. The former Bronze Age empire of ancient Iran once spanned a large area from what is today eastern Iraq all the way into western Pakistan, including all of present-day Iran and Afghanistan. These superb specimens have no damage and each features incredible deep color patina layers and mineral encrustation. These specimens represent the absolute finest quality one could find and the set of three comprise the best examples of this ancient weapon we have ever offered! One of the axes has engraved linear decoration wrapping around the back half of the upper butt of the axe. This set consists of a type of axe that would have been mounted on a wooden handle and employed by foot soldiers in battle. These axes were highly effective and their heavy cast design made for a deadly blow to both armored and unarmored opponents. These specimens have been professionally cleaned and conserved in our lab, being treated with a special wax developed and formulated specifically for ancient bronze preservation. The patina shows beautiful traits only found in authentic ancient weapons. It is a patina like this that the finest ancient bronzes are prized for and it is a patina like this that brings a premium in price and value of the specimen. A fine investment-grade set of ancient weapons from this famous Bronze Age culture. INTACT WITH NO RESTORATION and NO REPAIR. The preservation of all three of these axes is superb with no bronze disease. Bronze disease can be a problem in bronze artifacts and untreated, it can literally eat away an artifact over a short time of a matter of years and turn the piece to powder. WARNING: There is an increasing number of fake Near Eastern (Luristan) bronze weapons on the market. As fine quality intact, original specimens become more scarce and techniques have become more sophisticated to fake these weapons. We have personally handled numerous extremely well-done fakes with extremely convincing patinas. The degree to which the fakers have been able to replicate patina to disguise their work requires an expert examination by highly experienced individuals. It is common to find very reasonably priced weapons that are made up of part original and part modern components or wholly modern pieces displaying elaborate artificial patinas. All purchases should include from the dealer a written guarantee of authenticity with unconditional and lifetime return policies regarding such guarantee. The term LURISTAN references artifacts made by a society of semi-nomadic people that once lived in the mountainous region of Northwest Iran. Little is known of this ancient culture but the most impressive traces are that of the bronze artifacts they left behind that can be found in parts of present-day Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. These include highly decorative equipment for their horses, ceremonial containers and numerous weapons ranging from simple utilitarian pieces on up to elaborate masterpieces of warfare. It is theorized that the Luristan bronzes were crafted by the earliest existence of the Median empire but this has never been proven as written records of the Medes have not survived. The Medes were Indo-Iranian people originally from central Asia who settled in Northwest Iran in the 9th century BC and later defeated the Assyrian empire in 614 BC. Their success is short-lived and their empire which once stretched from central Iran to the Persian Gulf and Anatolia was overrun in 550 BC by the Persians. FINEST INVESTMENT-GRADE SET OF THREE DIFFERENT DESIGN WAR AXES OF THE NEAR EASTERN BRONZE LURISTAN AGE SUPERB ANCIENT PATINAS 4.25" - 3.65" in lengths SOLD LUR030 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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