Ivory Staff Tip
Description: | Ivory (hippopotamus) staff-tip; cylindrical body widening to convex top; hollow for two thirds of the length; hole drilled through lower body for attachment to the staff; decorated with three carved horizontal lines at the base; mended from pieces; one chip missing at base. Dimensions: Diameter: 3.30 centimetres; Height: 4.10 centimetres Object Type: staff Techniques: drilled; carved |
Period: | Late Bronze Age III |
Date: | 1340 - 1050 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Enkomi |
Accession Number: | 1897,0401.1450 |