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

Flange-hilt Dagger

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureIranian
Date13th - 11th Century BC
MediumBronze
Dimensions13 3/8 × 1 5/8 in. (34 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.64
Geography
Probable place madeIran
DescriptionA bronze flange-hilt dagger with a curved pommel. The blade and hilt were cast in a single piece. The hilt was inlaid with plaques in another material (possibly bone or ivory) 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, 1996
Not on view
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