The beginnings of ancient Iran trace back to an influx into the Iranian cultural region of bands of horse-mounted steppe nomads from Central Asia, speaking Indo-European languages. From a very early period, the ancient Iranian peoples have been historically documented to exist in two separate continuums - a western civilization (Persia) and an eastern civilization (Scythia). To the eastern boundary of the empire, the Saka tribes dominated, spreading as far as Xinjiang, China. The area of ancient Iran included not only the massive Iranian plateau made up of the tribes of the Medes, Persians, Bactrians and Parthians, but also included groups as far west as the Scythians (an eastern Scythian tribe existed in parallel in Central Asia), Sarmartians, Cimmerians and Alans populating the steppes north of the Black Sea. To gain insight as to just how large this area was, the Iranian Plateau alone, includes Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan and comprises approximately nearly 4 million square kilometers (almost 1.5 million square miles). The various cultures that can be included in the former ancient Iranian Empire stretched across an enormous geographical region extending beyond what is called the Iranian Plateau. With origins dating back to prehistory, the empire of ancient Iran was one of the world's first superpower civilizations by the time it had taken form in the second millennium B.C. SEE MORE ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN ARTIFACTS All purchases should include a written guarantee of authenticity from the seller, with unconditional and lifetime return policies regarding such guarantee, such as we provide. It is common to find very reasonably priced weapons that are made up of part original and part modern components or wholly modern pieces displaying elaborate artificial patinas. The degree to which the fakers have been able to replicate patina to disguise their work requires an expert examination by highly experienced individuals. We have personally handled numerous well-done fakes with extremely convincing patinas. ![]() As fine quality intact, original specimens become more scarce, the techniques to fake these objects have become highly advanced. Other examples are modern fabrications specifically intended to fool unwitting buyers. Many being sold as "authentic" were never meant to deceive and were made as far back as 100 years ago as exact reproductions for museums to sell in their gift shops. WARNING: There is a STAGGERING number of fake bronze weapons on the market. It produces a corrosive powder that will literally eat away an artifact over time and destroy it. Bronze disease can develop on ancient bronze that is not properly cleaned and conserved. It is a patina like this that the finest ancient bronzes are prized for and it is a patina like this that brings a premium in price and value of the specimen. The patina shows beautiful traits only found in authentic ancient weapons. This artifact has been professionally cleaned and conserved in our lab, being treated with a special sealer developed and formulated by us specifically for ancient metal preservation. No collection should be absent of at least one fine example of these two different types and here, you have a chance to acquire both kinds that are impossible to improve on. ![]() The narrow profiles would have aided penetration and made it easy to swing with great speed. ![]() Even with a helmet, the long body of these axes would have easily penetrated the metal to deal a deadly blow with a single strike. ![]() Both are weapons and would have been effective at smashing bone and defeating leather armor. Coming from the same Dutch private collection, each of these is a museum-class example of their respective typologies - one being an adze and one being a breaking axe. This pair of ancient war axes are from the Luristan Bronze Age culture of the ancient Iranian Empire.
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