About the Artwork
Short Sword
between 11th and 9th century BCE
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Iranian
Luristan
Cast bronze
Overall: 15 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 1/2 inches (39.7 × 2.9 × 1.3 cm)
Arms and Armor
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Gift of Colonel Charles L. Kasler
1991.187
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Colonel Charles L. Kasler (Ormond, Florida, USA)
1991-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Luristan, Iranian, Short Sword, between 11th and 9th century BCE, cast bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Colonel Charles L. Kasler, 1991.187.
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