Description
The khopesh was an early sword form originating in ancient Egypt. It was a sort of midpoint between an axe and sword, with the shape of the blade emulating the center of mass that comes with an axe while maintaining the weight of a sword. It’s most commonly known as an Egyptian weapon, but was also used in the Canaanite city-states located in modern day Israel and neighboring countries. This rendition is based on one such Canaanite specimen, found in Nablus, Palestine. It was likely to serve a symbolic role rather than practical, as the blade is beautifully inlayed with a silver-gold alloy known as electrum. It’s dated to about the 18th century B.C.E, making it over three thousand years old. As far as a multi-millennia artifact, it’s remarkably well preserved, with the inlay still untarnished and the blade mostly intact. The handle and part of the tang has dissolved, however, and so this rendition uses a handle based on the handles of similar specimens.
Included are two texture sets, a clean bronze version and a ruined corroded version. The silver-gold inlay does not appear as crisp on all resolutions, refer to the resolution comparison in the preview images. If you would like to have the high poly version, it is included in the .blend file, but it lacks UV’s and does not feature the inlay.
Type: Hacking, Slashing | Culture: Canaanite, Ancient Egyptian | Time Period: c. 31st – 14th Century B.C.E. |
Textures: Diffuse, Roughness, Metallic, Occlusion, Normal | Texture Resolution: 4096x4096, 2048x2048, 1024x1024 | Texture Format: PNG | Polygon Count: 2892 | Triangle Count: 5742 | Vertex Count: 2887 |
