Bronze Bone Handle Knife

Bronze Bone Handle Knife

Description:

Bronze knife with a carved bone handle; blade cast and hammered; the rectangular handle narrows slightly towards the blade, which has one straight and one curved edge with a rounded tip; both blade edges damaged.


Dimensions: Length: 15.50 centimetres; Thickness: 0.40 centimetres blade ; Thickness: 1.80 centimetres handle ; Width: 1.40 centimetres blade ; Width: 2.70 centimetres handle


Object Type: knife


Techniques: cast; hammered; carved

Period:

Late Bronze Age III

Date:

1200 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi (foundry hoard)

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1482