Weapons and AmmunitionCycladic3rd millennium BCE
Dagger Blade with Four Rivets
26th-23rd century BCE
Dimensions
4.7 x 0.8 x 10.8 x 0.2 cm (1 7/8 x 5/16 x 4 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Purchased in 2003 from Michael G. Petropoulos, Galerie Rhéa, Zürich, Switzerland. Previously Auktionshaus Stucker AG, Berne, Switzerland, 11 Dec. 1993, lot. 8453.
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