2024 Rare Antique Stone/Faience Dagger of Ancient Egyptian with Ankh Cross Key Of Life...VERY UNIQUE

Rare Antique Stone Glazed Faience Dagger of Ancient Egyptian Ankh Cross Key Of Life...VERY UNIQUE


+ 26 x 4 x 1.5 cm (10.2" x 1.6" x 0.6" Inches).
+ [207] grams in weight.
+ Intact in original condition, No repairs or restoration
+ Place of Origin is Luxor / Egypt



Dagger: Daggers were used as a weapon from the very earliest periods of Egyptian history, though like the battle axe, initially they were one and the same as knives used for non-military work. Initially made of flint, at no time would the standard dagger have been a very effective weapon against battle axes or even maces, with their long reach. However, almost from the very beginning of Egyptian history, they were adorned as ceremonial objects, first made of flint, but with golden hilts at times, and later even more ornate and varied construction. However, it was the dagger that would eventually lead to a more useful close combat weapon: the sword.

Unlike the other arms used by the ancient Egyptians, including knives and daggers, swords were a direct consequence of the introduction of metal. There are no stone predecessors of this kind of weapon. Axes, arrows and spears have a long wooden handle or shaft and a small cutting or 2024 piercing head which was fashioned of flint during the Neolithic period. Swords, on the other hand, often have short wooden or ivory handles and long cutting edges, which could only be achieved with a metal harder than copper. Bronze, easier to cast than copper and significantly harder, was first used for making swords. Its natural temper could be further augmented by repeated heating and cooling and hammering.