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Sword
9th-8th century BCE (Iron Age)
cast and hammered bronze, iron residue
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
In warfare the use of bronze for daggers and then swords encouraged an effective, slashing style of attack instead of thrust. Nevertheless, it would be supplanted by the still harder iron and then steel.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Ezair Ancient and Contemporary Art, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1969, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Iran (Persia) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 27 9/16 in. (70 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1969
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2477