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AE Spearhead #18 (or dagger blade?)
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Western Asia (possibly Luristan or Marlik)
1200-800 BC
26.35cm (10.75”)
Cf. Moorey (Catalogue of the Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum), Pl. 5, Fig. 38 (dagger)
Cf. Negahban (Weapons from Marlik), Pl. X, Fig. 125
Description:
Tapering triangular blade with subtle, rounded midrib, nearly square (very slightly deltoid) shoulders, and flat tang.
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