A Luristan Double Bell Pommel Bronze Sword, ca. 1000 - 800 BC Medium - Bronze 2002 Light Square Gallery

2002 Light Square Gallery

depicts a master of animals figure wearing a headdress and ribbed collar with arms raised

often in numbers and usually on the upper torso

engraved tridacna shells feature a wide range of motifs

Herodotus writes:It is said that it was during the reign of Ahmose II (Amasis) that Egypt attained its highest level of prosperity both in respect of what the river gave the land and in respect of what the land yielded to men and that the number of inhabited cities at that time reached in total 20

A Luristan Double Bell Pommel Bronze Sword, ca. 1000 - 800 BC Medium - Bronze 2002 Light Square GalleryThis large Luristan bronze sword is an excellent example of the double bell formed pommel style. The plain grip and elliptical open guard with squared shoulders secure the blade firmly in position around the shoulders and on the blade. Prominent blood channels follow the length of the narrow blade that tapers regularly with almost straight cutting edges to a point. According to Muscarella, laboratory examinations have demonstrated that each sword and