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Mushroom Pommel, Crescent Guard Persian Bronze Sword Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Pre AD 1000   item# 953004  click for details Priceless Past $2795  This is a museum quality example of a very rare word type from the ancient middle East.It has a hollow cast, mushroom shaped pommel and a heavy, crescent shaped guard. The blade is long and heavy with several blood grooves cast into it. There are no signs of repair or restoration to this amazing piece of ancient history. The overall length of this exquisite piece is 55 cm. Spring and Autumn Period Bronze Sword Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 868380  click for details Priceless Past $2495  This is a fine example of a bronze sword from the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China (770-476 BC). It is solid and stable with no signs of repair or restoration. The blade is ever-so-slightly bent, but it does not detract form the overall beauty and value of this piece. This piece is a little longer than average at 48cm. Due to the recent import ban on Chinese antiquities (Jan of 2009) these items are sure to increase in value and become harder to find. Don't miss this opportunity. Spring and Autumn period Round Handle Sword Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 868375  click for details Priceless Past $3495  This is a fine example of a bronze sword from the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China (770-476 BC). It is in remarkable condition with only a couple of nicks to the blade edge and a very small pit in the side of the handle. Portions of the piece may have been lightly cleaned but enough of the original patina remains to confirm authenticity. This piece is of average size measuring just over 40 cm. Due to the recent import ban on Chinese antiquities (Jan of 2009) these items are sure to incr ...click for details Magnificent Spring and Autumn Period Bronze Sword Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 868374  click for details Priceless Past $4495  This is a magnificent example of a round-handle sword from the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China (770-476 BC). With the exception of a few minor nicks to the blade edges this piece is in pristine condition. It has a beautiful, golden, honey-brown patina often associated with wet burials. There is no sign of reepair or restoration anywhere on this piece. It measures a massive 50.5 cm in length. Since the ban on importation of Chinese antiquities stepped up in January of 2009 these weapon ...click for details Museum Quality Dian Culture Bronze Dagger Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Edged Weapons: Pre AD 1000   item# 831192  click for details Priceless Past Email for price  This piece is a museum quality dagger from ancient Southeast Asia. It was recovered in Vietnam and is likely from the Dong Son or Dian cultures. The last enlargement shows an example in the Hanoi Museum that is nearly identical (though not as nice) as the one offered for sale here. A full condition report will be included with the sale. The condition report includes x-rays, scanning electron microscope energy dispersive spectra, micrographs, etc. This may be your last opportunity to own such a h ...click for details Ancient Near Eastern Bronze Dagger Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Pre AD 1000   item# 831073  click for details Priceless Past You missed this one!  This fantastic ancient weapon is a bronze dagger uncovered in the middle east. It is most likely from the Luristan culture circa 1200 BC. It has a heavy pommel and strong central midrib. It measures roughly 33.5 cm and weighs in at 378 grams. Though somewhat simple in design, this is a fairly rare type of dagger and well worth the low price. Chinese Qian Long Sword Set Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Edged Weapons: Pre 1800   item# 828467  click for details Priceless Past GONE!  Here is a matched pair of Qian Long swords (17th - 18th century) with gilt brass/bronze ornaments on horn handles. There are traces of "seven stars" decorations on the blades. Each sword measures close to 70 cm in length. These are exquisite remnants of a time gone by and very hard to find in today's market. High Quality Luristan Culture Spear Blade Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 814747  click for details Priceless Past sold  This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. This particular piece is a spear or dagger blade. It has a leaf-shaped blade with a flanged guard and hooked tang. The style is somewhat common but the condition is extraordinary. The patina is a delightful mixture of green and blue as is common with bronze from this region. This ...click for details Ancient Bronze dagger blade Luristan Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 814744  click for details Priceless Past sold  This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. This particular piece is a dagger blade with a plain, triangular blade with central rib. The tang has a small perforation near the top. The patina is a deep brown mixed with green. This piece measures nearly 28.3 cm in length and weighs 114 grams. This is an interesting dagger type ...click for details Flanged Hilt Bronze Dagger Luristan Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 814741  click for details Priceless Past sold  This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For information on similar types see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani p 58. The handle is flanged to hold an inlay of some material - likely wood, ivory or bone. The hilt has three perforations which are not very common on these type daggers. The patina i ...click for details Ancient Bronze Flanged Hilt Dagger from Luristan Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Holy Land: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 814737  click for details Priceless Past sold  This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For information on similar types see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani p 58. The handle is flanged to hold an inlay of some material - likely wood, ivory or bone. The patina is a deep brown mixed with green. This piece measures nearly 36.5 cm in length and ...click for details Small, Flanged hilt dagger from Luristan Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 814732  click for details Priceless Past sold   This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For information on similar types see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani p 58. The handle is flanged to hold an inlay of some material - likely wood, ivory or bone. The patina is a deep brown mixed with green. This piece measures nearly 29 cm in length and w ...click for details Very Large Heavy Luristan Bronze Flanged hilt dirk Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000   item# 814717  click for details Priceless Past $1295   This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For a nearly identical example see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani p 50 figure 1 and page 53. This specimen appears to have been cleaned partially so I have included a 35X micrograph of an area of the surface showing crystallization common on ancient br ...click for details Large Crescent Guard Bronze Sword w/divided midrib Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 814715  click for details Priceless Past sold  This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For information on similar types see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani pp 59 and 71. The unique attribute of this piece is that on most examples, the penannular or crescent guard is solid whereas on this piece it is flanged to hold an inlay of some materia ...click for details Ancient Bronze Crescent Guard Decorated Blade! Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Pre AD 1000   item# 814713  click for details Priceless Past sold  This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For information on similar types see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani pp 59 and 71. The unique attribute of this piece is that on most examples, the penannular or crescent guard is solid whereas on this piece it is flanged to hold an inlay of some materia ...click for details pages:  1   2    3    4