Luristan Dagger with Serrated Grip. Mid 12th-9th century BC. A bronze dagger with lentoid-section blade tapering to a rounded point, raised median panel, hilt with shallow socket to each side to receive wood or bone scales, serrated edges.Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 8, for type; Musee' Cernuschi, Bronzes de Luristan, enigmes de l'Iran Ancien, IIIe-Ier millenaire av. J.C., Paris, 2008, cat.26, p.84.390 grams, 37.5cm (14 3/4"). Property of a London collector; from her family's private collection; formerly with a London gallery; acquired in the 1990s.This type of weapon is common among daggers and dirks attributed to Luristan. The dating of these flanged daggers can be done in a precise way, thanks to the inscriptions and the results of the excavations. Another index for dating is the length of the weapons, in this period ranging between 30 and 40 cm.