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Dagger
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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Dagger

Place ExcavatedPalestine, Asia
PeriodIntermediate Early Bronze Age - Middle Bronze Age
Date2300-2000 BCE
MediumCopper-bronze alloy
Credit LineJericho Excavations, 1952-1958
Dimensions10 3/16 x 15/16 in. (25.8 x 2.4 cm)
Object number1955.109
Label TextCopper daggers, riveted to wooden handles that no longer survive, were often left as the sole offering in burials of men during the period. Beads and pins were deposited exclusively in female burials.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - March 2004
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jericho, Palestine.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art