Luristan, modern day northern Iran, ca. 1500 to 1000 BCE. This is a cast heavy bronze dagger with a thick rib and a decorative arch at the top of the blade. The hilt would have had an inlay at one time. Bronze Age Luristan art was the work of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen who crafted small, portable objects, including daggers, swords, and other weapons. Weapons like these would almost certainly have been entombed in the small rock graves in which their owners were buried; similar pieces come from the archaeological sites of Marlik and Kalar Dasht. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds two daggers very similar to this one. Size: 13.8" L x 1.9" W (35.1 cm x 4.8 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Estate of John Piscopo. Mr. Piscopo was one of the largest collectors of ancient weapons in the US with a collection that spanned all cultures, all ages. Ex-Sue McGovern

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This piece has a blue-green patina. The lower part of the blade is intact but fragile, with a stress fracture through the patina of one side.