Bronze Tanged Spear-head - image 1

Middle Bronze Age II

Bronze Tanged Spear-head

Bronze tanged spear-head or large dagger; cast and hammered. Lozenge-shaped shaft, small tang (end corroded); angular shoulders, with slightly curving edges, and a prominent mid-rib running the length of the blade. Edges of blade missing in places, and some surface corrosion. Dimensions: Length: 28.40 centimetres max ; Thickness: 0.60 centimetres max. (top of mid-rib/base of shaft) ; Width: 2.70 centimetres max. (shoulder) ; Width: 102.90 grammes Object Type: spear-head Techniques: cast; hammered

Date

1900 - 1650 BC

Accession No.

1969,1231.121

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus