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LOT 1420

Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

8 1/4 in. (149 grams total, 21 cm high including stand).

With narrow pointed blade and wide raised flange down centre, straight sides, well marked shoulders with wide tang, one upper hole for rivet.

Provenance

From the possessions of a member of a German princely family, gathered in the late 19th century, until the 1930s.
with Auction House CUSP, Vienna, Auction Antique Art from Asia and from the Eastern Mediterranean, 16 June 2012, lot 75 [Part].

Literature

See Maxwell-Hyslop, R., 'Daggers and swords in Western Asia: a Study from Prehistoric Times to 600BC,' in Iraq, Volume 8, 1946, pp.1-65, pl.II, type 12.

Footnotes

The type was technically more advanced than previous types of blades in the Near East due to its shape and its slightly convex sides widening out near the point, which combined the advantages of the leaf-shaped and straight-sided forms.

CONDITION

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LOT 1420

Western Asiatic Bronze Dagger

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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