Tagar bronze knife

[Evgeny_K]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

A INTERESTING FORM I HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE. WHAT SIZE IS IT AND DOES IT LOOK LIKE THERE WERE INSERTS OF BONE OR STONE IN THE HANDLE HOLES OR ARE THEY JUST ROUGH CAST. WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE WERE THESE NOMADS OR CITY FOLK? I HAD A FUNNY THOUGHT LOOKING AT THE LARGE HOLE IN THE POMMEL . THE WORLDS FIRST BOTTLE OPENER BEFORE THERE WERE EVEN BOTTLE CAPS.

It's 20 cm. The knife is rough casted (no inserts).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagar_culture