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Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Middle Eastern (5)

Fantastic Indo-Persian Short Sword, 19th Century Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Pre 1900 item# 426649
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Sometimes I run across interesting items that aren't true antiquities per se, but that I just can't pass up! This antique sword is a good example. This fantastic sword makes a great display piece at nearly two feet in length with a flashy damascus blade. Rosettes and foilage were chiseled into the blade where it meets the hilt, which still shows evidence of a silver overlay in areas despite being worn quite smooth from handling. ...click for details

Beautiful Islamic Koran Pages, 18th Century Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Pre 1800 item# 186738
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This very attractive set of attached pages from an Islamic Koran (Quran) dates to the early 18th century AD. Note the fine pastel artwork set among the gold leaf that adorns both pages. Would look fantastic framed! AGE: Early 18th Century AD CONDITION: Some dampstaining and a foxing spot at the binding point, but otherwise in fantastic ...click for details

Achaemenid Persian Statue of a Horseman Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Pre AD 1000 item# 160434
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The Achaemenid Dynasty of Persia existed from 550-420 B.C. It grew in the vacuum left by Assyria's destruction of the Kingdom of Elam. Prince Teispes captured Anshan, once a stronghold of the Elamites and began to call himself "King of the City of Anshan". His father, Achaemenes (681 BC), a warrior chief, is apparently responsible for training and organizing the early Persian army and it is his name that begins the royal line of Achaemenian Kings. The peak of this lineage came with ...click for details

Luristan Bronze Spearhead Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Pre AD 1000 item# 153965
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The art of Luristan in the west of Iran mainly covers the period from the 12th to the 8th centuries BC and has become famous for its engraved bronze artifacts and castings of horse trappings, weapons, and standards. Unlike many other ancient civilizations, the bronzework of the Luristans has survived due to the desert conditions in which they lived. It is believed that the Luristan bronzes were crafted by the Medes, an Indo-European people who, in close association with the Neo-Babylonians, over ...click for details

Achaemenid Persian Statue of a Horseman Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Pre AD 1000 item# 146425
click for details		Janus Antiquities (330) 612-3957 SOLD
The Achaemenid Dynasty of Persia existed from 550-420 B.C. It grew in the vacuum left by Assyria's destruction of the Kingdom of Elam. Prince Teispes captured Anshan, once a stronghold of the Elamites and began to call himself "King of the City of Anshan". His father, Achaemenes 681 BC, a warrior chief, is apparently responsible for training and organizing the early Persian army and it is his name that begins the royal line of Achaemenian Kings. The peak of this lineage came with t ...click for details

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