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Bronze rat-tanged dirk, Middle Bronze Age I Cypriot weapons & armour
Bronze rat-tanged dirk, Middle Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 2000–1650 BC. Ashmolean Museum, AN1896-1908.C.114 Other IDs: AN1896-1908 C.114 (accession number (old format)).Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Middle Bronze Age I

Bronze rat-tanged dirk

Bronze rat-tanged dirk Dimensions: 2.75cm (width)27.3cm (length)116.25g (weight) Object Type: arms or armour > weapon > dagger > dirk

Classification

Object type
Weapon
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Findspot
Kalopsidha
Date
2000 - 1650 BC

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Provenance

  • Famagusta, Kalopsida, Kalopsida (place of excavation)

Identifiers

Accession no.
AN1896-1908.C.114, Ashmolean Museum · Museum record
Accession number (old format)
AN1896-1908 C.114, Ashmolean Museum

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