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LOT 1245
Caucasian Bronze Dagger
12TH CENTURY B.C.
20 1/8 in. (468 grams, 51 cm).
With a massive triangular double-edged blade, shallow mid-ridge on both sides; the blade separated from the hilt by a penannular blade mount, rectangular openwork handle with indentations and a round pommel,
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, in Russian, see pl.V, no.38, from Nor Bazayet, for the type.
FootnotesIn the second half of the 2nd millennium B.C., a unique development of daggers can be traced in the Caucasus. Along with the common Middle Eastern types of 'frame daggers, we encounter original local versions with a tubular handle, often with a wide triangular blade, richly decorated on the grip, like their bronze scabbards, with a simple geometric openwork ornament.
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