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Bronze trowel or cutter

2nd millennium BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
The form resembles what Sir Arthur Evans calls the trowel sign on Middle Minoan seals, an example of which can be seen in Study Center Case 04 in this gallery.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze trowel or cutter
  • Period: Middle or Late Bronze Age
  • Date: 2nd millennium BCE
  • Culture: Minoan
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: L. 1 3/4 in. (4.3 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.31.474
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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