Asian Dagger
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Daggers such as this one, with two parallel ribs running down the blade, have been found throughout modern Israel. The design is undoubtedly Asian, probably Hyksos. How such a blade reached Thebes is not known; it may have been brought back as a souvenir by a Theban soldier who fought in the wars against the Hyksos.
MEDIUM
Copper alloy, horn
DATES
ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
late Dynasty 13 to Dynasty 17
PERIOD
Second Intermediate Period
DIMENSIONS
9 5/16 x 3/4 in. (23.7 x 1.9 cm)
Blade: 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.3 cm)
Handle: 1 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (4.4 x 7.3 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.284E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Bronze dagger blade and part of a horn handle for a dagger. The blade has two large median ribs which are flanked by decorative incised lines. There are three rivet holes at the tang end, and, if there was an extension of the tang, there was possibly once a fourth rivet hole. The handle, with stock terminating in a crescent, is made in two halves riveted together.
Condition: Blade has cu/ black patina. Tip missing: top rivet hole broken. Top shows glue for attachment to pommel.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Syrian. Asian Dagger, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E. Copper alloy, horn, 9 5/16 x 3/4 in. (23.7 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.284E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.284E_NegA_glass_bw_SL4.jpg)
IMAGE
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