sword

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Object Type
Museum number: 1870,1008.26
Description: Bronze sword. Two rivets for attachment of ivory handle, and one hole for another rivet; groove along middle of blade. Three loose fragments of hilt.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1400BC-1060BC
Production place: Made in: Greece
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Ialysus, tomb 7
Materials
Dimensions: Length: 46 centimetres; Width: 6.20 centimetres (max)
Curator's comments: BM Bronze Furtwaengler and Loeschcke, Myken.Vasen, pl. D. 13.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Condition: Much damaged.
Acquisition name
Funder name
Acquisition date: 1870
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1870,1008.26

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