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Collections

Daggercirca 1350-1000 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze sword with long tapered blade and disk pommel, heavily corroded with green and reddish-brown patina across the entire surface
Bronze short sword with a flanged hilt and tapering double-edged blade, heavily patinated with green and reddish-brown corrosion across the surface.
Bronze dagger-axe (ge) with heavy green patina and reddish corrosion, displayed diagonally; small cast Chinese characters inscribed near the blade-shaft junction.
Bronze dagger-axe (ge) with green patina and surface corrosion, shown diagonally; small characters in Chinese script visible near the socket where blade meets tang.
Title
Dagger
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 1350-1000 B.C.
Period
Iron Age I-II
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall length: 16 1/2 in. (41.7 cm); Hilt length: 5 in. (13 cm); Blade (length): 11 1/4 in. (28.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.498
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Mousavi, Ali. Ancient Near Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.