A rare Bronze Loop Knife with Inset Handle, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1500–1000 BCE 18" Adjustable and fused the components together

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a material of spiritual essence and efficacy was a vehicle for metaphysical transformation and shamanic metamorphosis

conveying both grief and a hope for peace in the afterlife

A rare Bronze Loop Knife with Inset Handle, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1500–1000 BCE 18" Adjustable and fused the components togetherA rare, finely cast bronze loop knife with a single edged curved blade, the opposite edge slightly wider and unsharpened. The blade sweeps into an ovoid handle, originally set with bone or wood inlays on both sides, now missing. The handle terminates in a round suspension ring, cast integrally with the blade, a feature indicating the knife was designed to hang from a belt or garment for regular use. The tool's compact size, functional curvature, and