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Sword: GR.132f.1908

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Current Location: Gallery 22 (Cypriot)

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Sword

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.005 m
Width: 0.045 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1908) by Wace, Alan John Bayard

Dating

Early Cypriot
Middle Cypriote
Bronze Age
-2100 BCE - -1601 BCE

Materials used in production

Bronze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.132f.1908
Primary reference Number: 68445
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 15 June 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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