Central Europe, Bronze Age, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A cast bronze dagger with a heavy, rounded handle. The surface of the handle is decorated with a low relief design of interlocked waves. The handle is capped by a round disc with a bulbous projection. At the base of the projection is a small hole, presumably used to hang this from a belt. The handle is relatively short, as if made for a small hand - perhaps belonging to a woman. The blade is simple and triangular, with a low ridge up its center. It fits neatly into the wide shaft of the handle. Size: 2.05" W x 6.6" H (5.2 cm x 16.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Boulder collection, Colorado, USA

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Dark patina on both blade and handle. Slight wearing of patina from touch around the handle itself. Bending to bottom of handle where it meets the blade. Motifs on handle still mostly visible.