Object Description
A fine Anatolian bronze dagger blade with rounded shoulders which taper to a point. The weapon displays a prominent midrib and a short tang with a rivet hole used to attach to a hilt. The blade features unusual ‘blood channels’ which form undulating waves down the length of the blade on both faces. The channels are flanked by further linear incisions on either side which meet to create a decorative point about an inch away from the actual blade tip.
Date: 2nd – 1st Millenium BC