Dagger
10th–9th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsOverall: 40.7 cm (16 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number30.562
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On viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
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ProvenanceBy 1930, acquired in Iran, probably by Ayoub Rabenou, Paris; 1930, sold by Rabenou, through Arthur Upham Pope (b. 1881 - d. 1969), Paris, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: August 7, 1930)
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.
900–600 B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
7th–4th century B.C.
10th–9th century B.C.
883–612 B.C.
950–900 B.C.