6th-5th century BC. A possible Achaemenian or Caucasian dagger with bronze cylindrical handle, ending in a rounded shape, with convex guard. See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg (2003), in Russian, nos.66, plate X, p.205; on the use of bronze dagger during the Achaemenian age see Vahdati, A.A., 'An Inscribed Dagger at the National Museum of Iran: forged or genuine?' in Iranica Antiqua, volume XLII, 2007, pp.221-227. 655 grams, 41.4cm (16 1/4"). From the Abelita family collection, acquired in London, UK, 1980-2015. The dagger is very similar to a North Caucasian or even Persian daggers found in the Deccan (India), although we cannot exclude a possible later marriage of handle and blade.