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Sword1000 B.C.-A.D. 100

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Bronze sword with T-shaped pommel, ringed grip, and long tapering blade, heavily patinated in green and gray

Unknown, Sword, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 100, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Martin and Herbert Orenstein, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Sword
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
1000 B.C.-A.D. 100
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 19 1/4 in. (48.90 cm); Width: 2 1/4 in. (5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Martin and Herbert Orenstein
Accession Number
M.81.255.4
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient

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