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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Dagger with Cuneiform Inscription
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Dagger with Cuneiform Inscription

CulturePersian
PeriodAchaemenid Dynasty
Date539-331 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions1 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (3.8 x 39.7 cm)
Object number2005.031.004
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, August 2006 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesRoyal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World Volume XIII (2001), 69, number 189.
Royal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World Volume XIV (2003), 76, number 222.
Royal-Athena Galleries, Ancient Arms, Armor, and Images of Warfare (2004), 45, number 97.
ProvenanceEx private collection, France, from 1950s. With Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York, from 2001. Purchased by MCCM from Royal-Athena Galleries.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art