A Dagger
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Europe Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age, ca. 3500-1700 B.C..Bronze. L. 15.5 cmDagger or double-edged knife with a blade in the shape of a willow leaf and slightly offset, narrow handle plate that was originally hafted. Absolutely flat cross section. Belongs to the earliest metal artefacts that were made of copper at the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. Notch caused by a blow towards the top of the blade, various scratches on the surface, otherwise undamaged.Austrian priv. coll., acquired in the 1990s on the art market.
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A Dagger
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