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Dagger
900 BCE-700 BCE
IRAN, Luristan
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Medium
iron
Measurements
42.0 × 8.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Luristan, Iran
Accession Number
1525-D5
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1967
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Not on display
Physical description
Dagger with hilt terminating in human masks set on a disk-shaped pommel and wrapped by two iron bands. The blade is at right angles to the line between these projecting heads.
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