Luristan bronze dagger custom mounted on a frosted acrylic base. Bronze Age piece with a two-sided edge and a central funnel and tapering. This antiquity is from the Luristan Provenance in Western Iran, verified, well-preserved and beautifully presented.
It would complement a variety of interior settings from Spanish Revival, Traditional... to Mediterranean or Modern Contemporary.
Place of Origin: Luristan Provenance, Western Iran
Date of Manufacture: Bronze Age (c. 3300 – 1200 BCE)
Condition: Excellent
Wear: Consistent with age. Please refer to pictures.
Dimensions:
Dagger: 20.5 in. H X 1.25 in. W (at base) X 0.5 D (at tip)
Frosted Acrylic Base: 3 in. L X 3 in. W X 3 in. H
Total: 24 H
Reference:
This Luristan bronze dagger has been part of the private collection of Dean Warner since the late-1960s/early-1970s. He purchased it on location in Tehran while in the Middle East during one of his around-the-world art buying trips Mr. Warner (1931-2025) was a graduate of both Mexico City College and Thunderbird and a noted dealer in Pre-Columbian & Tribal Artifacts. He had galleries in Dallas and La Jolla, a client base that included private individuals and institutions, and served as an authority for authentication. In addition, events during the 1960s and 1970s were held to showcase his collection across the United States in retail establishments like Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Shillito's and Higbee's among others. In retirement, Mr. Warner (T-Bird '57) continued to be an avid collector and served both as the Art Curator for the Thunderbird School of Global Management (now part of Arizona State University) and the Creator/Director of the The Global Market for ethnographic art and gifts which was founded in 1994. Many of the items he collected are now part of the permanent collection of Thunderbird and Arizona State University.
The Bristish Museum
The Met
The Penn Museum Journal 'Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum' by Leon Legrain
Penn Museum
The Luristan Project
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