3rd millennium B.C. A bronze dagger with leaf-shaped blade, marked narrow central midrib with a separate cast-hilt, gently curved guard and ovoid pommel decorated in relief with bosses and ridged lines. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 2. 195 grams, 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in."). Earlier 20th century collection. London Mayfair gallery, UK. Dr D.G. collection, 1990s-2019. According to Moorey, the technical analysis of one of these daggers revealed arsenic copper-alloy, indication of an earlier date. This is why many scholars date them to 3rd millennium B.C., attributing them to the Elamite or Luristan culture. The cast was made separately from the blade, the two parts were then rivetted together.Condition Report: Fine condition.