Blade for a dagger or short sword
Date3000–1500 BCE
Mediumbronze
Dimensions2.1 × 27.8 cm (13/16 × 10 15/16 in.), 3.7 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Markings"235." in red paint on the blade.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.545
DescriptionLong, slender bronze blade with near-parallel edges gently curving to point; low, full-length medial ridge. Flat tang, broken away 0.02 m. above upper pair of rivet holes; a second set of rivet holes is partially preserved.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins from Sumner Healey, N.Y. on 30 April 1929. Given to the Armory on 15 December 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
about 3000–1500 BCE
Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
Desiderius Helmschmid
about 1552
about 800-700 BCE
