Carlotta - the museum database

SHM 20563 MMLur 056 :: dirk, blade

Object description: Cast. Broad, flat tang, concave on one face, otherwise rectangular section. One rivet hole. Grooved central line one face, sloping shoulders, slightly crooked blade tapers somewhat to rounded point. Entire blade flattened lozenge in section.

Data elements
References (1)

Inventory number

SHM 20563 MMLur 056

Serie nummer

359

MM Lur

Object

dirk; blade

Country - Findspot

Iran : Asia

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Iran

Place - Findspot

Luristan

Region - Findspot

Lorestan

Material

Bronze; Metal

Material, Swedish

Brons

Acquisition

Bought by Prof. Ture Arne in Iran in 1932

Description

Cast. Broad, flat tang, concave on one face, otherwise rectangular section. One rivet hole. Grooved central line one face, sloping shoulders, slightly crooked blade tapers somewhat to rounded point. Entire blade flattened lozenge in section.

Name - Acquired from

Arne, Ture J:son (1879-05-07 - 1965-08-02), archaeologist

Description: Ture Arne Johnson, born May 7, 1879 in Söderköping, died 2 August 1965, Swedish archaeologist.
PhD in Uppsala in 1914 with the thesis "La Suède et l'Orient, études sur les relations archéologiques de la Suède et de l'Orient pendant l'Age des Vikings". Arne's field of work was mainly the contacts between Scandinavia and the early Russia.
Source - http: collections.smvk.se
Source, Wikip. - is desc. by: sv.wikipedia.org
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org

Statens Historiska museum

Source - http: www.historiska.se, collections.smvk.se
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org

Event - Was Present At

The Swedish archaeological expedition to Iran (1932-1933)

Source - http: collections.smvk.se

PhotoNegNo

23 m r

Length / Längd

33 cm; 30 cm [Blade]; 4.2 cm [Handle]

Shoulder shape

Width / Bredd

1 cm [Grip]; 3.4 cm [Max blade]

Handle shape

REC

Blade shape

Point shape

Cat no

Tang hilt

Handle section

Blade section

Dimensions

See below

No of rivet holes

Analysis no

Cu

96.67

Zn

Ag

0.04

Sn

3.61

Pb

0.51

Total

100.83

Condition

Jagged edges, traces of sharpening? Heavy encrustation except in middle where blade has probably been bent, brownish beige, green on maroon colored surface.

Original register

Luristan

Here you can leave a comment. You have to supply an e-mail, an alias and you have to accept the agreements.

SHM 20563 MMLur 056 :: dirk, blade

Leave a comment