Object: Dagger
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Sold at Sotheby's, 22nd July 1936, Lot 51,Owner unknown,MacGregor Collection
Site: Egypt,Droh-abul Neggah
Discovery context: auction
Country: Egypt
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 294
Width (mm): blade 34; hilt 49, 61
Thickness (mm): blade 6; hilt 19, 11.5
Patina: Rough green patina of various shades.
Surface: Slightly rough. Some thin bright green encrustment.
Description: The ivory at top of hilt, is made of two pieces lapped one to the other + curved on the outsides. It is decorated with indented circles. The two pieces of ivory are 11.5 thick together. In the centre of hilt on two panels of Mother of pearl rivetted on.