8th-7th century BC. A sword with leaf-shaped iron blade, double-waisted grip with transverse collar, the pommel formed as two crescentic iron spayed lobes, the hilt clad with bronze. See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.384, no.20, for similar.639 grams, 48.5cm (19"). Ex Abelita family collection, 1970s-2000s. Fine condition.