Asian Dagger
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Object Label
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.
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) 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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.284E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.284E_NegA_glass_bw_SL4.jpg)
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Culture
Title
Asian Dagger
Date
ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 13 to Dynasty 17
Period
Second Intermediate Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Copper alloy, horn
Classification
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)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.284E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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