Bronze Dagger Blade

Bronze Dagger Blade

Description:

Bronze dagger-blade; tip slightly rounded; flattened diamond profile with low central ridge; two rivets at butt, only one preserved; butt tapers, end broken off; cast and hammered; sides corroded.


Dimensions: Length: 17.20 centimetres max ; Thickness: 0.40 centimetres; Width: 2.70 centimetres max


Object Type: dagger


Techniques: cast; hammered; riveted

Period:

Late Bronze Age I

Date:

1650 - 1200 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1508