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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Dagger
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.

Dagger

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureIranian
Dateca. 1300-1100 BC
MediumBronze
Dimensions11 1/2 × 1 11/16 in. (29.2 × 4.3 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.67
Geography
Probable place madeIran
DescriptionA bronze dagger, with traces of the wood handle remaining on the hilt, held in place by rivets.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, 1996
Not on view
Collections
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