Flanged Dagger with Crescent-Shaped Guard

AAT Object Form/FunctionDaggers (weapons)

Place CreatedIran, Asia

PeriodIron Age

Date1450-800 BCE

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Abercrombie

Dimensions12 13/16 x 1 7/8 in. (32.5 x 4.7 cm)

Object number1962.044

Label TextThe rich tombs in the Gilan province of Northern Iran have revealed large quantities of metalwork ranging from gold and silver bowls and beakers to bronze figurines of animals and weapons. Daggers and spearheads of different shapes and sizes were extremely numerous and were left exclusively in graves belonging to men. Unlike those at Luristan, bronze weapons lacked elaborate decoration and reflect an isolated, artistic tradition.
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesEmory University Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 8.

ProvenanceEx coll. Thomas J. Abercrombie, Vienna, Virginia.

Status

On view

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