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Copper weapons, tools and ring jewellery

Item name:Copper weapons, tools and ring jewellery

Dating:2700–2400 BC

Findspot:Dežman pile-dwelling settlements near Ig

On display:The Earliest Stories from the Crossroads

Description

Extremely rare and hence valuable copper objects, dating between 2700 and 2400 BC, have survived at Dežman pile-dwelling settlements near Ig. They comprise weapons (spearheads or daggers) and tools (awls), as well as ring jewellery.

Details

1. Spearhead, copper, l. 13.4 cm, Inv. No. B 4778.
2. Spearhead, copper, l. 13.5 cm, Inv. No. B 4777.
3. Spearhead, copper, l. 9.7 cm, Inv. No. B 4779.
4. Bracelet, copper, diam. 5.1 cm, Inv. No. B 4774.
5. Bracelet, copper, diam. 6.3 cm, Inv. No. B 4775.
6. Awl, copper, l. 12.4 cm, Inv. No. B 4784.
7. Awl, copper, l. 10.6 cm, Inv. No. B 4788.
8. Awl, copper, l. 10.6 cm, Inv. No. B 4786.
9. Awl, copper, l. 9.4 cm, Inv. No. B 4785.
10. Awl, copper, l. 7.4 cm, Inv. No. B 4787.