Early 1st millennium BC. A bronze dagger with long tapered blade, rounded shoulders, broad flattened mid-rib, tapered square-section tang. See a similar blade in Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, p.34, no.31. 280 grams, 38.5cm (15 1/4"). Ex Abelita family collection, 1980-2015. Edged weapons with tangs are among the simplest forms of weapons from this culture. This basic type was hardly altered in the period when bronze was the most important material in weapon production. The retention of this basic type with so few alterations makes precise dating challenging. Bronze daggers, dirks and swords exist today only as bronze blades, having lost their perishable handles over the course of time. Condition Report Fine condition.