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| NEAR EASTERN IRON SHORT SWORD (AKINAKES) Of Scythian origin, the blade has a pronounced central ridge and a fluted, square handle with a T-shaped pommel wound upward on both sides into a tight coil. Seperately welded, short quillons curving downward.; handle and cross guard separately forged. Ex German collection. 3rd-2nd Century BC L. 25 1/8 in. (64 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 249 HMU02 $8,750 Sales |
