Copper-alloy, 455 grams, 48 cm. Circa 2nd millennium BC. A cast copper-alloy rapier with thick-ribbed tapering blade. The pommel is formed as a large bulb with vertical knurled decoration, and the grip is provided with horizontal knurling. The blade has a thick flange at the upper end. Reference: cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tubingen, 2006 fig.22 for similar flanged blade. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.