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Daggercirca 2600-2350 B.C.

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Corroded bronze dagger with rounded pommel, short crossguard, and tapering blade, heavily patinated in gray, green, and orange

Unknown, Dagger, circa 2600-2350 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
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 2600-2350 B.C.
Period
Early Bronze Age
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Overall length: 9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm); Hilt length: 3 1/2 in. (8.5 cm); Blade length: 6 in. (15.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.501
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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