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Bronze Hooked Tang Sword, Middle Bronze Age III Cypriot weapons & armour
Bronze Hooked Tang Sword, Middle Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1750–1450 BC. British Museum, 1898,1201.91.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Middle Bronze Age III

Bronze Hooked Tang Sword

Bronze sword with hooked tang and a central rib on either side; heavily corroded with breakages on upper part of blade Dimensions: Length: 41.50 centimetres; Width: 3.50 centimetres max Object Type: blade Techniques: cast

Classification

Object type
Weapon
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Findspot
Maroni
Date
1750 - 1450 BC

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Accession No.

1898,1201.91

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Maroni

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