Dagger. Indented flanges on lower hilt; remaining hilt recessed to hold inlay now lost. Narrow honed blade widens below juncture of blade and hilt, narrows to rounded point; thickened mid-rib. Bronze, case in one piece. Green patina. Proportions, hilt to blade, are unusual. Length of blade 9.2 cm; Length of hilt 8.3 cm; width 3.0 cm.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Loristan Province, Northwest Iran
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, Luristan, 1200-1000 BC
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Production date:
1200-1000 BC
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 9 millimeters, length 180 millimeters, and width 19 millimeters