Artist:Syrian
Medium: Copper alloy, horn
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Dates:ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 3/4 in. (23.7 x 1.9 cm) Blade: 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 1.3 cm) Handle: 1 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (4.4 x 7.3 cm)
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Accession Number: 37.284E
Image: 37.284E_NegA_glass_bw_SL4.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Bronze dagger blade and part of a horn handle for a dagger. The blade has two large median ribs which are flanked by decorative incised lines. There are three rivet holes at the tang end, and, if there was an extension of the tang, there was possibly once a fourth rivet hole. The handle, with stock terminating in a crescent, is made in two halves riveted together. Condition: Blade has cu/ black patina. Tip missing: top rivet hole broken. Top shows glue for attachment to pommel.