Bronze Riveted Knife Blade

Bronze Riveted Knife Blade

Description:

Bronze riveted knife-blade with long-tongued butt; cast and hammered; prominent mid-rib; long-tongued butt (broken at end); two surviving rivets.


Dimensions: Length: 15.30 centimetres; Width: 2 centimetres max


Object Type: knife


Techniques: riveted

Period:

Late Bronze Age I

Date:

1650 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Hala Sultan Tekke

Accession Number:

1898,1201.235