Dirk with hilt and blade cast in one piece
On display
Details
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Title
Dirk with hilt and blade cast in one piece
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Associated place
Luristan (find spot) -
Date
1200 BC - 800 BC -
Material and technique
copper alloy, cast
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Object type
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Dimensions
39.4 cm (length)
hilt 8.6 cm (length)
blade 30.8 cm (length) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund.
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Museum location
Ground floor | Gallery 19 | Ancient Near East -
Museum department
Antiquities
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Accession no.
AN1951.135
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Further reading
Moorey, P. R. S., Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971), 049, pp.72-73, fig.13, Pl.6
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