Arsenic bronze hafted dagger

Early Bronze Age,  2700-2500 B.C.
South-Eastern Europe

Cast and hammered. Double-edged, leaf-shaped blade with faintly defined midrib. Narrow haft with rectangular cross section. Slightly thicker along the central long axis and tapering towards the edges. Length 5.2″ (13.2 cm), thickness 3 mm.
For similar published archaeological examples see:
– Bratchenko S.N. Donetska katakombna kultura rannyogo etapu. Vol.2. Fig. plates. Lugansk, 2001, fig.71.
– N. V. Ryndina, A. D. Degtyareva, Non-ferrous Metal of the Yamnaya Cultural-Historical Area from Sites of Ukraine: morphology and production technology, Stratum plus. 2, 2018, fig. 3.