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A EUROPEAN BRONZE DAGGER BLADE
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1500-1300 B.C.
Ogival in form, lozenge in section, the edges slightly bevelled, the mid-rib prominent, finely engraved on each side with eight parallel lines and a row of concentric semicircles following the curvature of the blade, the rounded butt with a large concentric semicircle bordered by rows of hatches and four hatched trumpet-shaped elements, preserving six rivets for attachment to a separately-made hilt
8¼ in. (21 cm.) long