Bronze dagger blade

Bronze dagger blade

Description:

Leaf-shaped blade with a flat tang and two rivet holes.


length 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm)

Period:

Early Bronze Age I

Date:

2500 - 1900 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4609, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 1368, p. 385, New York: Gilliss Press.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 90, pp. 56-57, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.5286