Early Bronze Age II
Bronze Catling Dagger
Bronze dagger of copper alloy hammered from simple billet casting from a one-piece mould; the blade has a rivetless rat tailed tang and rounded sloping shoulders, tapering steadily to its point; Catling Type A.1.4d; corroded with some notching along the edge of the blade. Dimensions: Thickness: 0.20 - 0.30 centimetres; Length: 14 centimetres max ; Weight: 31.08 grammes; Width: 2 centimetres max. (at shoulder) Object Type: knife Series: Catling type (A1, sub type 4 d) Techniques: cast; hammered
Date
2300 - 1900 BC
Accession No.
1940,0424.1
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Vounous
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