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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Sword
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Sword

Possible OriginLuristan, Iran, Asia
PeriodIron Age II
Date12th-11th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions14 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in., 600 g (37 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm, 1 lb. 5 3/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.457
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, Archeologie Objets de Fouilles (20 Decembre 1975), lot 98.
ProvenancePurchased by S.A.M. Sanousrit from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, December 20, 1975, lot 98. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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early 1st Millennium BCE
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1000-800 BCE
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Heraldic Animal Finial
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1000-800 BCE
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Bird Amulet
10th-9th Century BCE
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Bull Head Amulet
early 1st Millennium BCE
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Combat Bracelet
10th Century BCE
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Finial with Facing Ibexes
10th-9th Century BCE
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Vessel with Long Spout
10th-9th Century BCE
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Crowned Idols Bracelet
12th-10th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
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8th-7th Century BCE