Bronze Diamond Dagger

Bronze Diamond Dagger

Description:

Bronze dagger-blade; tip pointed; flattened diamond profile with low central ridge; three rivets at butt; butt tapers to a squared-off end, tip broken; cast and hammered; corroded.


Dimensions: Length: 18.60 centimetres max ; Thickness: 0.50 centimetres; Width: 1.90 centimetres


Object Type: dagger


Techniques: cast; hammered; riveted

Period:

Late Bronze Age I

Date:

1650 - 1200 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1505