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Dagger Hiltcirca 1000-800 B.C.

Not on view
Small ancient bronze fibula brooch with semicircular arch, flanking spherical knobs, hourglass shaft, and flared foot plate, covered in dark olive and teal-green patina

Unknown, Dagger Hilt, circa 1000-800 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 Hilt
Place Made
Western Iran
Date Made
circa 1000-800 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Length: 4 in. (10.3 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.505
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.