Watch List notes:

ANCIENT NEAR EAST. Levant & the Near East. Luristan Bronze Dirk or Dagger. Circa 1200-800 BC. (14.25" / 36.5 cm long). Tapering blade with raised rib toward tip and integral handle; each side of the handle was originally set with ivory, bone, or hardwood. Mahboubian, Art of Ancient Iran, 379. Dark green patina with light mineralized deposits, areas of minor corrosion.

From the Kenneth W. Dorney Collection.