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Object Type
Museum number: 1898,1201.124
Description: Bronze sword blade with curved shoulders and midline rib along both sides; corroded along edges on both sides; end of tang and parts of blade missing.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1650BC-1450BC
Production place: Made in: Cyprus
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Maroni, Tomb 9
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 36 centimetres; Width: 4.20 centimetres (max)
Bibliographic references: Bronze / Catalogue of the Bronzes in the British Museum. Greek, Roman & Etruscan. (3198); Johnson 1980 / Maroni de Chypre (no. 74); SCE IV/1D / The Swedish Cyprus Expedition. Vol. IV. Part 1D. The Late Cypriot Bronze Age. Other arts and crafts (p.476); Kiely 2011b / Maroni (9.2)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition date: 1898
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1898,1201.124

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