King Tut's dagger--a blade of meteroritic iron

[Timo Nieminen]

Originally Posted by David

[...] the latest XRF measurements have identified the make-up of the blade to be identical to the make-up of a meteorite found near the Kharga Oasis, not far from the tomb itself.

Not that identical; the Ni/Co ratio in that meteorite is 40% higher than that of the dagger. It was just the closest of the 20 finds from within 2000km.

It's quite possible that the original meteorite from which the dagger was made was all used, either for this blade or this blade + other purposes. If it was all used, with none left, no original meteorite will ever be identified.