Iron Bone Handle

Iron Bone Handle

Description:

Bone (?) handle with an iron shaft; shaft extremely corroded, cast and hammered, apparently cylindrical with pointed end; handle carved, globular with a flattened top.


Dimensions: Diameter: 3.80 centimetres max ; Length: 7.80 centimetres max


Object Type: tool/implement


Techniques: carved; cast; hammered

Period:

Late Bronze Age III

Date:

1200 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1382