Object Description
An exquisite Luristan bronze dagger, featuring a unique patina pattern and a penannular rib. The blade is triangular in shape with square shoulders and tapers regularly to a point. A wide central midrib runs evenly down the centre of the blade, framed at the forte by a pronounced penannular gaurd connecting to the cylindrical stem and tang. The blade and stem were cast as one piece. The handle of this dagger, now lost, would have been cast separately for later attachment via the rivet hole in the tang. The piece features an attractive and rare patination of mottled black, deep red and orange.
This piece does not come accompanied by a stand. Stands are available upon inquiry.
Date: Circa 1800-600 BC