BRONZE DAGGER

XII-XI century B.C.
Central Asia

Flattened hilt and blade were cast in one piece. Grip terminates in ring pommel and has a slit with three bridges across one side, the opposite side is smooth with two round perforations. Intact.
L. 10.2″ (25.9 cm)
See: E.C.Bunker, J.F. So. Traders and Raiders on China’s Northern Frontier. Smithsonian Institution, 1995, fig. 15, cat.14; Davis-Kimbal J. Nomads of the Eurasian steppes in the Early Iron Age, Zinat Press, CA, 1995, pg. 322, fig. 1.