Copper, bronze, and iron weapons 

Caption

Import restricted since 1990, section III.C.1 of 2008 designated list.

Size: varies widely. Axe heads: 20cm wide, 13cm high, 340 g; Pins: 20cm long; Adzes: 13-15 cm long

Date: Early Bronze Age (c. 3000-2000 BC) - Islamic (AD 636-present)

Copper, bronze, and iron were used to manufacture a wide range of weapons (including so-called “Luristan” types), such as blades, daggers, and axes; and tools, including adzes, points, pins, needles, and fishing hooks. Steel blades for items like swords appear in the 1st millennium AD.