Curved Ivory Knife, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot tool — Curved Ivory Knife, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1200–1050 BC. British Museum, 1897,0401.994.+.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Late Bronze Age III

Curved Ivory Knife

Iron curved and pointed knife-blade; remains of carved ivory haft attached with bronze rivets; currently in two pieces; poorly preserved and extremely corroded. Dimensions: Length: 28 centimetres max ; Thickness: 2.20 centimetres max ; Width: 3.10 centimetres max Object Type: knife Techniques: carved; riveted; forged

Classification

Object type: Tool
Materials: MetalIron, Organic materialsIvory
Period: probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date: 1200 - 1050 BC
Findspot: Enkomi

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Enkomi

Identifiers

Accession no.: 1897,0401.994.+, British Museum · Museum record

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British Museum, 1897,0401.994.+ (“knife”)
From Enkomi, BM Tomb 58

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