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Bronze Riveted Knife Blade, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot weapons & armour
Bronze Riveted Knife Blade, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, c. 1450–1200 BC. British Museum, 1898,1201.233.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Late Bronze Age II

Bronze Riveted Knife Blade

Bronze riveted knife-blade with long-tongued butt, broken at one end; remains of three rivets. Dimensions: Length: 19.60 centimetres; Width: 2.50 centimetres Object Type: knife Techniques: riveted

Classification

Object type
Tool
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Period
probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot II
Date
1450 - 1200 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
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Hala Sultan Tekke

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Hala Sultan Tekke

Identifiers

Accession no.
1898,1201.233, British Museum · Museum record

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