Circa 800 BC An extremely fine Urartian bronze cast dagger, comprising of a long-pointed blade, decorated with four incised terminals with convex ends. A flanged, hollow hilt. The hilts edges, hollowed to hold wood or bone inlay. Above the hilt are three convex lines decorating the base. Mounted on a custom-display stand. Size: L:485mm / W:75mm ; 590g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.