Curved "khopesh" sword
Gallery Location
Galleries of Africa: Egypt
Medium
Cast bronze with ivory inlay in grip
Geography
Egypt
Date
c. 1700-1500 BC
Period
2nd Intermediate Period-early New Kingdom
Dimensions
56.7 × 5.6 cm
Object number
954.41
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Ancient Egypt & Nubia
Object History
Purchased from John Gordon Ross, 58 West 57th Street, New York in 1954.
Description
Stated by dealer to have been found in Lower Egypt.
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