8th-7th century BC. A long sword with double-edged iron lentoid-section blade, bronze hilt with scooped lower guard, three beaded collars, pommel with lobe finials and raised knops to the upper faces; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 19.2.7 kg total, 82cm including stand (32 1/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; from a private collection since 1989.