Ancient bronze, 12.2 cm, uni-blade curved dagger armor, Mesopotamia 2800 BC – 2400 BC

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Ancient bronze, 12.2 cm, uni-blade curved dagger armor, Mesopotamia 2800 BC – 2400 BC. An ancient bronze armor featuring as an axe head. This artifact showcases a curved blade with a fixer designed for mounting to a handle. The robust construction and elegant curvature of the ax head highlight its dual purpose as both a tool and a weapon. Origin: similar curved daggers were found in Kish, Mesopotamia, at 3rd millennium BC. Length: 4.75 inches = 12.2 cm; Weight: 1.9 oz. = 54 g; Not attracted to the magnet. Condition Report: Genuine green patina. Overall good vintage condition. Signs of wear and age. Has discoloration and chips. Refer to photos. Sold as is. Provenance: private collection in New York, USA. REFERENCES: Kish (Sumerian: Kiš; Kiški; cuneiform: 𒆧𒆠;[1] Akkadian: Kiššatu,[2] near modern Tell al-Uhaymir) is an important archaeological site in Babil Governorate (Iraq), located 80 km (50 mi) south of Baghdad and 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the ancient city of Babylon. The Ubaid period site of Ras al-Amiyah is 8 km (5.0 mi) away. It was occupied from the Ubaid period to the Hellenistic period.[3] In Early Dynastic times the city's patron deity was Ishtar with her consort Ea. Her temple, at Tell Ingharra, was (E)-hursag-kalama.[4][5] By Old Babylonian times the patron deities had become Zababa, along with his consort, the goddess Bau and Istar. His temple Emeteursag (later Ekišiba) was at Uhaimir.[6] 1- 6) бронза, Киш, Месопотамия, середина III тысячелетия до н. э.; 4, 25) бронза, Хаттуса (Богазкёй), XVI — XV вв. до н. э.

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