Late Bronze Age bronze dagger

14-12 century B.C.E.
South-Eastern Europe

Tubular hollow hilt, oval in cross sections, widens to a triangular blade with three parallel ridges and widens to a flat projection with a round opening in the middle.
Intact. Length 9″ (22.9 cm).
For similar published archaeological examples see:
– J. Curtis, Ancient Caucasian and Related Material in The British Museum (British Museum Occasional Papers), 2002, p.41-42 cat. 119, 120.