Ranging from Ireland to Egypt and the Levant, here's "The Bronze Age".

First up, The Louvre.

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All these daggers, IIRC were Egyptian (till the cards are transribed I'm not 100% sure)

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A large axe and another dagger, plus 2 other axeheads.



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As the majority of this exhibit was recovered Egyptian grave goods, the wood should be original.


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Either a Greek or Persian blade, without the infocard tagged yet, not sure.

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Spear/lancehead, according to my bad French translation, it comes from Italy.

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One of the long-sought after khopeshes, and a tiny bronze axehead (one of a large number).

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The other khopesh:
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I know a certain Mr. Spencer who is going to be all over these photos! :)

A pair of daggers from either Persia or the Levant.

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Axeheads. Tiny things, I'm not sure if these were ceremonial only or what.

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This one appeared fully usable.

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Some of the stranger ones I saw.

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Swords...... Mesopotamian/Levant area.



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A particularly beautiful and unusual blade/sheath set I found hiding in a corner. Not sure if it's a long dagger or a short sword, but it really caught my eye.

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So the archers don't feel left out......arrowheads, and a surviving bow case!

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Rock of Cashel, Ireland. Bronze Age axes and other recovered objects.

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Bronze age sword also from Cashel.

Yea, bronze stuff, thanks!! Nice selection. That dagger and scabbard that you thought was either Greek or Persian is probably italian. I expect the hafts on the Irish axes are modern replacements, but they look well done.

Thanks for posting those!

Matthew

OOh! I lie that great axe....And the axehead next to the khopesh looks like you could fit your hand into it and do some inwork punching to the face!

I really like the bronze Irish sword. Just looks like it'd be "right" in the hand.

Thank for the very nice pics: We don't see enough of the very ancients stuff. :D :cool: