Daggers of Meteorite iron & bronze from the 3rth, 10th & 12th centuries, B.C, Oskemen, Kazakhstan

Ancient tribes used animals as symbols on their weapons, clothing and textile patterns. The Saka dagger on the left, made of metoeorite iron, features Griffins and dates to the 3rd century B.C. The center dagger features a horse, and the dagger at right a ram, both are bronze from the Semensk-Turbinsk culture in the 12th to 10th centuries B.C. East Kazakhstan Regional Historical Museum, Oskemen