Dirk blade; honed blade, tapering triangular shape with almost straight shoulders; thickened and raised mid-rib. Short, unpierced tang. Green patina. L. of Blade: 34.0 cm.; L.of Tang: 5.0 cm; W. 7.8 cm.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, SW Caspian (?), spans end of 2nd millennium BC
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Dirks (knife weapons)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 34 centimeters, length 6 centimeters, and width 7.8 centimeters
Comment:
Complete dirks with similar blades are reported from SW Caspian, excavated at Tepe Marlik. [catalog card]