Luristan Swords

IMAS 12

Transferred to Royal Museums of Art and History

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From my original personal notes:

Does IMAS 12 have a structure similar to the one invesrtigated by Maryon et al.? The X-ray pictures followimg say: No!


X-ray done at HDW June 28th 2018

This is an extremely interesting sword; mo out of reach for me. So far, nobody has tried to figure out a genealogy of IMAS but it is reasonable to assume that it developed from simple structures to the more complex on. From simple hilts with no decorations to the ones with heads, animals, fancy rings and decorations below the pommel. This IMAS then would belong to the early group, just as the one analyzed Maryon et al. As we know now, the way Maeyon’s sword was produced is the extreme exception (so far it is the only known example) and not as was assumed for a while, the rule.
The IMAS 122 shown here is rather similar to Mayon’s sword but t constructed in a completely different was as the X-ray picture clearly show.

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