Blade
Date2400-2100 BCE
Periodearly to mid-Early Bronze Age
Object GeographyKarmi-Lapatsa, Cyprus
CultureCypriot
Geography NotesFound in the chamber of Tomb 15 (no. 36 under skull A) at Karmi-Lapatsa, Cyprus
MediumArsenical copper (cast, hammered, and chipped)
ClassificationMetalwork
ProvenanceExcavated by James R. B. Stewart in 1961, The University of Sydney; donated by The University of Sydney to the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1973-present.
Credit LineDonated by the University of Sydney, 1973
Object numberSN74.35
Blades were placed in burials with men and some women. This broken blade once had a handle of wood or bone secured with a rivet. The tip has traces of chipping. It was reshaped into a pointed tool that could have been used in weaving, woodworking, or other crafts.
On View
Not on viewLength: 2 15/16 in. (7.45 cm)
Width: 1 1/8 in. (2.93 cm)
Thickness (with pinion): 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Thickness (blade alone): 1/8 in. (0.35 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
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Inclusions
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650-475 BCE
1050–310 BCE
1950-1650 BCE
3rd century BCE–1st century CE
first half of the 4th century BCE
1st–4th century CE
600-400 BCE
1450-1200 BCE