Lot Essay
For the type see no. 135, p. 185 in Berman, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Catalogue of Egyptian Art and fig. 186, p. 284 in Hayes, The Scepter of Egypt, Part I.
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MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII-XIII, 1991-1640 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND ALABASTER DAGGER
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII-XIII, 1991-1640 B.C.
The tapering pointed blade with a raised mid-rib, inserted into the separately-cast hilt and attached by rivets, the hilt with an arched guard tapering along the sides of the blade, the openwork pommel flaring to secure the oval openwork alabaster terminal, riveted in place, elongated lotus buds on curved stems on either side of the stone and at the center of each side
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) long
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII-XIII, 1991-1640 B.C.
The tapering pointed blade with a raised mid-rib, inserted into the separately-cast hilt and attached by rivets, the hilt with an arched guard tapering along the sides of the blade, the openwork pommel flaring to secure the oval openwork alabaster terminal, riveted in place, elongated lotus buds on curved stems on either side of the stone and at the center of each side
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Private Collection, Monterey, California, acquired in 1961.