Sickle with very long metal blade set into a cylindrical wooden handle. The narrow blade curves widely to a point and has an angular, twisted shoulder which offsets the blade 90 degrees from the tang. The blade has incised decoration on one face. [JC [OPS Move] 4/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Sickle with very long metal blade set into a cylindrical wooden handle. The narrow blade curves widely to a point and has an angular, twisted shoulder which offsets the blade 90 degrees from the tang. The blade has incised decoration on one face. [JC [OPS Move] 4/1/2017]
Long description: Sickle with very long metal blade set into a cylindrical wooden handle. The narrow blade curves widely to a point and has an angular, twisted shoulder which offsets the blade 90 degrees from the tang. The blade is decorated on one face with a central longitudinal line of very fine incised zigzags. above which are a series of incised crescents. At the base of the blade are two square motifs. There is a nail driven into the top of the handle. [JC [OPS Move] 4/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Turkey
Asia > Western Asia > Turkey; Taurus Moutains
Person: Field collector James Theodore Bent; PRM source James Theodore Bent
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1891
Date collected: By 1891
Acquisition information: Donated: 1891
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Turned, Process Forged (Metal), Process Incised, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Length: max 620 mm, Width: max 338 mm, Depth: max 41 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1891.4.3

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