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Daggerabout 1350-1000 B.C.

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Ancient bronze dagger with heavy green patina, T-shaped guard with circular boss, central ridge running the length of the tapering blade

Unknown, Dagger, about 1350-1000 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Dagger
Place Made
Northern Iran
Date Made
about 1350-1000 B.C.
Period
Iron Age I
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Overall length: 16 1/4 in. (41 cm); Hilt length: 3 1/2 in.(8.8 cm); Blade (length): 12 1/2 in. (32.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.493
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.

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