Copper rat-tanged dirk with mid-rib and bent tip

Copper rat-tanged dirk with mid-rib and bent tip

Description:

Copper rat-tanged dirk with mid-rib and bent tip


Dimensions: 6.5cm (width)bend considered 43.6cm (length)625.4g (weight)bend not considered 40cm (length)without bend 6.2cm (width)section of tang 1.6 x 1.7cm (length x width)


Reference URL: https://collections.ashmolean.org/object/304237


Object Type: arms or armour > weapon > dagger > dirk

Period:

Early Bronze Age I

Date:

2500 - 2300 BC

Collection:

Ashmolean Museum

Provenance:

Kyrenia, Vasileia, Vasileia (tomb 1) (place of excavation)

Accession Number:

AN1957.22