Dagger, unknown Luristan workshop. Short dagger with a blade cast together with a mushroom-shaped hilt and a rimmed mount whose raised edges held a now-lost hilt casing possibly bone, wood, horn, or stone. In the central part of the mount, short arched sheet-metal protrusions are bent inward to secure the casing. The hilt merges directly into a lanceolate, double-edged blade with a central point. The base of the blade is a convex ring open at the bottom. A prominent ridge line runs through the center of the blade from tip to base, widening in the ring area to create a small convex triangular zone. 9th–6th century BC; Iron Age II 1st half of the 1st millennium BC. Luristan, Iran. Weapon. Height 24 cm; width 2.5 cm; depth 1.1 cm; weight 76 g., A long metal object with a narrow pointed blade and an elongated handle, shown vertically against a plain light gray background; the object appears dark gray with areas of lighter gray and subtle greenish and brownish patina, with a rounded tip on ...
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Dagger, unknown Luristan workshop. Short dagger with a blade cast together with a mushroom-shaped hilt and a rimmed mount whose raised edges held a now-lost hilt casing possibly bone, wood, horn, or stone. In the central part of the mount, short arched sheet-metal protrusions are bent inward to secure the casing. The hilt merges directly into a lanceolate, double-edged blade with a central point. The base of the blade is a convex ring open at the bottom. A prominent ridge line runs through the center of the blade from tip to base, widening in the ring area to create a small convex triangular zone. 9th–6th century BC; Iron Age II 1st half of the 1st millennium BC. Luristan, Iran. Weapon. Height 24 cm; width 2.5 cm; depth 1.1 cm; weight 76 g., A long metal object with a narrow pointed blade and an elongated handle, shown vertically against a plain light gray background; the object appears dark gray with areas of lighter gray and subtle greenish and brownish patina, with a rounded tip on the blade, a central raised ridge along the blade, and a handle that widens slightly at the top and has curved decorative contours near the junction with the blade.

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Dagger unknown Luristan workshop Short dagger blade cast together mushroom-shaped hilt rimmed mount raised edges held now-lost hilt casing bone wood horn stone central part mount short arched sheet-metal protrusions bent inward secure casing hilt merges directly lanceolate double-edged blade central point base blade convex ring open bottom prominent ridge line runs center tip widening ring area create small convex triangular zone 9th–6th century BC Iron Age II 1st half 1st millennium BC Luristan Iran Weapon Height 24 cm width 2.5 cm depth 1.1 cm weight 76 g long metal object narrow pointed elongated handle shown vertically plain light gray background object dark gray areas lighter gray subtle greenish brownish patina rounded tip central raised ridge handle widens slightly top curved decorative contours near junction blade.

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