Caption

Dagger, unknown Luristan workshop. Short dagger with a blade cast together with a mushroom-shaped hilt and a rimmed mount; the raised edges of the mount served to hold a hilt casing that has not been preserved 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 runs through the center of the blade from the tip to the base, widening in the ring area to create a small convex triangular region. Luristan bronzes; daggers, edged weapons; Iranian art; 9th–6th century BC Iron Period 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 single metal dagger is shown vertically against a light gray background, with a dark, slightly flared handle that tapers into a narrow neck and a rounded guard area, and a long double-edged blade that narrows to a pointed tip; the metal shows varied tones of dark gray, black, and patches of lighter gray with areas of brownish discoloration and a subtle metallic sheen.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_314

License type

Rights managed

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33.7Mb (1.2Mb) / 7.7in x 17.0in / 2308 x 5098 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dagger unknown Luristan workshop Short dagger blade cast together mushroom-shaped hilt rimmed mount raised edges mount served hold hilt casing preserved 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 runs center tip widening ring area create small convex triangular region Luristan bronzes daggers edged weapons Iranian art 9th–6th century BC Iron Period II 1st half 1st millennium BC Luristan Iran Weapon Height 24 cm width 2.5 cm depth 1.1 cm weight 76 g single metal dagger shown vertically light gray background dark slightly flared handle tapers narrow neck rounded guard area long double-edged blade narrows pointed tip metal varied tones dark gray black patches lighter gray areas brownish discoloration subtle metallic sheen.