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Limestone macehead, Middle Bronze Age I Cypriot tool
Limestone macehead, Middle Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 2000–1650 BC. Ashmolean Museum, AN1896-1908.C.126 Other IDs: AN1896-1908 C.126 (accession number (old format)).Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Middle Bronze Age I

Limestone macehead

Limestone macehead Dimensions: 4.8cm (height)4.3cm (diameter) Object Type: tool or implement > macehead

Classification

Object type
Weapon
Material
StoneLimestone
Findspot
Kition
Date
2000 - 1650 BC

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Provenance

  • Larnaca, Larnaka, Larnaka-Laxia tou Riou (tomb 1) (place of excavation)

Identifiers

Accession no.
AN1896-1908.C.126, Ashmolean Museum · Museum record
Accession number (old format)
AN1896-1908 C.126, Ashmolean Museum

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