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Rat-tanged bronze dagger blade, Middle Bronze Age II Cypriot weapons & armour
Rat-tanged bronze dagger blade, Middle Bronze Age II Cypriot, c. 1850–1650 BC. Ashmolean Museum, AN1918.28.Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Middle Bronze Age II

Rat-tanged bronze dagger blade

Rat-tanged bronze dagger blade Dimensions: 33cm (height)30.3cm (length) Object Type: arms or armour > weapon > dagger

Classification

Object type
Weapon
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Period
probablyBronze AgeMiddle Cypriot (Middle Bronze Age)
Date
1850 - 1650 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus

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Provenance

  • Europe, Cyprus (find spot)

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Accession no.
AN1918.28, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology · Museum record

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