Catling Copper Dagger - image 1

Early Bronze Age I

Catling Copper Dagger

Knife blade with rounded point and raised midrib; Catling type A.2.b with single rivet hole in a rectangular tang; distinct shoulders; cast in unalloyed copper, then hammered; now corroded. Dimensions: Length: 16.40 centimetres max Object Type: dagger Series: Catling type (A.2.b) Techniques: cast; hammered

Date

2300 - 2150 BC

Accession No.

1940,0424.11

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Vounous