Bronze blade. Badly corroded yet retains evidence of tiny ridges parallel to blade edge. Tang is stepped for secure hafting. Fastening pins locked in positions by verdigris. Date: first millennium B.C.? Length 7' (18cm); 1 1/4' (3cm) Near East?; YPM ANT 248991

Holding institution:
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Data provider:
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
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Title:
Bronze blade. Badly corroded yet retains evidence of tiny ridges parallel to blade edge. Tang is stepped for secure hafting. Fastening pins locked in positions by verdigris. Date: first millennium B.C.? Length 7' (18cm); 1 1/4' (3cm) Near East?; YPM ANT 248991
Description:
ANT number 248991; lot count 1
Type:
tools & manufacturing equipment
Type (Narrower):
Tools & Equipment
Type (Broader):
Object
Time period:
Archeological Age
Medium:
metal
Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Identifier:
Catalog Number: YPM ANT 248991
Original Number: lot count 1
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