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Bronze Dagger Blade, Middle Bronze Age I Cypriot weapons & armour
Bronze Dagger Blade, Middle Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 1950–1650 BC. British Museum, 1899,1229.67.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Middle Bronze Age I

Bronze Dagger Blade

Bronze dagger-blade or knife; cast and hammered; small flat tang; angular shoulders, originally two rivets, now four; blade narrowing towards rounded end; low mid-rib; repaired in antiquity; metal very corroded. Dimensions: Length: 9 centimetres Object Type: dagger; knife Techniques: cast; hammered; riveted

Classification

Object type
Weapon
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Klavdhia-Tremithos
Date
1950 - 1650 BC

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Klavdia

Identifiers

Accession no.
1899,1229.67, British Museum · Museum record

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