Arsenical Copper Dagger, Early Bronze Age II Cypriot weapons & armour — Arsenical Copper Dagger, Early Bronze Age II Cypriot, c. 2300–1950 BC. British Museum, 1969,1231.40.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Early Bronze Age II

Arsenical Copper Dagger

Narrow tanged dagger probably made of arsenical copper, cast, hammered and annealed; narrow sloping shoulders with single rivet hole in the tang and a central ridge; Catling type A.2.b. mainly dated to ECI-III; good condition. Dimensions: Length: 18.50 centimetres max Object Type: blade Series: Catling type (A.2.b) Techniques: riveted; cast; hammered; annealed

Classification

Object type: Weapon
Material: MetalCopper and bronze
Period: Bronze AgeEarly Cypriot (Early Bronze Age)
Date: 2300 - 1950 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus

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Accession No.

1969,1231.40

Collection

Provenance

Found/Acquired: Nicosia (city)

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