Artwork
Dagger
DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureIranian
Date13th-11th century B.C.
MediumBronze
Dimensionsl. 12 11/16 in. (32.3 cm)
w. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
w. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.65
GeographyProbable place madeIran
DescriptionA bronze dagger with the blade and hilt cast in a single piece. The hilt would originally have been inlaid with plaques in another material (possibly ivory or bone) that are now missing.ProvenanceFrances Semaan Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick J. Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, by 1994; Frances Semaan Wilkins and Frederick J. Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1996Exhibition History“A Bridge from East to West: Near Eastern Art from the Frances and Frederick Wilkins Collection,” San Antonio Museum of Art, Dec. 9, 1995-Feb. 25, 1996Not on view
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