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Knife6th-5th century B.C.

Not on view
Corroded metal implement with a leaf-shaped blade, incised zigzag decoration along the body, and a small carved animal-head terminal at one end

Unknown, Knife, 6th-5th century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Knife
Place Made
Western Inner Mongolia or northern China
Date Made
6th-5th century B.C.
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Length: 7 13/16 in. (19.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.135
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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