Naue II Iron Dagger

Naue II Iron Dagger

Description:

Iron dagger or short sword of the Naue II or Snodgrass Type IA type; blade tapers evenly to point; relatively narrow hilt and shoulder, with a rectilinear profile (rather than the more rounded swelling of Snodgrass Type I); hilt pierced by four rivets, originally supporting a handle made of perishable materials; point of blade (and depending on the original length, much of the body) and the terminal of the hilt lost.


Dimensions: Length: 24.20 centimetres surviving


Object Type: dagger; sword


Techniques: riveted; hammered

Period:

Geometric

Date:

1050 - 600 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Kouklia

Accession Number:

1899,1229.14