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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.
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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
Accession Number: 26.31.474
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