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

Sword

Place CreatedLuristan, Iran, Asia
PeriodIron Age
Dateearly 1st Millennium BCE
MediumBronze
Dimensions2 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. (6.4 x 40.3 cm)
Object numberX.0220 A
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, September 9, 2013 - June 5, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Sword
12th-11th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Sword Hilt with Bearded Male Heads and Crouching Lions
8th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Sword
8th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Whetstone Handle in the Form of a Leaping Ibex
1000-800 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cheekpiece for Horse Bit in Form of a Horse
8th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bottle Support for Standard Finial (1986.019.007 A)
800-600 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Heraldic Animal Finial
10th-9th 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
Bowl with Ibexes
late 8th-7th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bird Amulet
10th-9th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Ibex
9th-8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bull Head Amulet
early 1st Millennium BCE