Description:

India, early Vedic Period, ca. 1500 to 1200 BCE. This is a large copper dagger with an "antennae" style pommel and a prominent ridge. It was made in a society that was experiencing vast waves of migration and dynamic social change; the era is so named because it was when the Vedas, the oldest scriptures in Hinduism, were composed. Understandably, a time of social upheaval meant that it was also a time of war, and copper weapons like this one would have been in heavy use. Archaeologists have recovered many pieces like this from copper hoards throughout the Ganges Delta. Size: 14.9" L x 2.4" W (37.8 cm x 6.1 cm).

Provenance: Ex-Private PJ. Piscopo Collection, Ex M. Pedersen acquired before 1990, ex-Turan-Mirza Kamal Collection.

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  • Condition: The piece has a patina over most of its surface, and wear to the edges.

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