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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Dagger

Possible OriginLuristan, Iran, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age - Middle Bronze Age
Date2500-1000 BCE
MediumBronze, gold
Credit LineGift of the Christian Humann Foundation
Dimensions3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Object number1986.019.008
Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Christian Humann (1929-1981), New York, New York. Thence by descent.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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Dagger
2300-2000 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
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1450-800 BCE
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Dagger Blade
1500-1000 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Dagger
1500-1000 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Dagger
1st Millennium BCE
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Sword
early 1st Millennium BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Heraldic Animal Finial
10th-9th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Finial with Facing Ibexes
10th-9th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Sword
12th-11th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Finial with Confronting Ibexes
1000-800 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Vessel with Long Spout
10th-9th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Combat Bracelet
10th Century BCE