Inv. n°: MMoCA819
Scythian Iron Dagger ("Akinakes")
Double-edged blade. Guard with sloping shoulders and lobed base. Broad tang with two vertical grooves on either side. Ring-shaped pommel, the ends terminating into stylised eagle heads. From the Black Sea area.
Provenance
Exhibitions
- Masterpiece Art Fair 2012, London, UK
- Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from 2012
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