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.

h. 44 cm

3rd-2nd century BC

Iron

Provenance

  • Formerly privale collection, Vienna, 1980s
  • Acquired at Cahn International AG, 2nd July 2012, lot 12125

Exhibitions

  • Masterpiece Art Fair 2012, London, UK
  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from 2012

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