Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger with Stone Pommel

3RD MILLENIUM B.C.

16 1/2 in. (693 grams, 42 cm).

Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with broad midrib to both faces, square-section tang and pommel with discoid bronze top displaying a stylised floral or geometric motif with parallel pairs of lines radiating from the centre and a pellet in each segment.

Provenance

Ex old English collection.
Acquired from Timeline Originals, UK, 2015.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

Literature

See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg (2003), pl.IV, no.16, for similar.

Footnotes

This type of daggers include lanceolate blades with a pronounced piercing and cutting function, often reinforced with a convex stiffening rib or fullers that follow the contour of the blade (Gorelik, 2003, pls. IV, 15-21, 23-25). It is commonly believed that the fullers were designed to drain blood, but this is a misconception; their purpose is to increase the strength of the blade and reduce its weight.

CONDITION

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