▁of ▁the ▁bla de ▁are ▁eng ra ved ▁with ▁draw ings : ▁b ull s ▁fighting ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁hunting ▁bo ars ▁in ▁a ▁th icket . ▁S light ly ▁later ▁again ▁( MM ▁III ) ▁are ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁splendid ▁bl ades ▁from ▁main land ▁Greece , ▁which ▁must ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁C ret an ▁craft s men , ▁with ▁orn ament ▁in ▁relief , ▁or ▁inc ised , ▁or ▁in la id ▁with ▁gold , ▁silver ▁and ▁n iel lo . ▁The ▁most ▁elaborate ▁in l ays , ▁pictures ▁of ▁men ▁hunting ▁l ions ▁and ▁c ats ▁hunting ▁birds , ▁are ▁on ▁dag gers ▁from ▁the ▁sh aft gra ves ▁of ▁My c ena e . ▁These ▁large ▁designs ▁cover ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁flat ▁bla de ▁except ▁its ▁edge , ▁but ▁on ▁s words , ▁best ▁represented ▁by ▁finds ▁at ▁Kn oss os , ▁the ▁orn ament ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁mid rib s ▁which ▁are ▁an ▁essential ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁longer ▁bl ades . ▁The ▁type ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Late ▁M ino an ▁( My c ena e an ) ▁age . ▁The ▁h ilt ▁is ▁made ▁in ▁one ▁piece ▁with ▁the ▁bla de ; ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁horn ed ▁guard , ▁a ▁fl anged ▁edge ▁for ▁holding ▁g rip - scal es , ▁and ▁a ▁tang ▁for ▁a ▁p omm el . ▁The ▁scales ▁were ▁iv ory ▁or ▁some ▁other ▁per ish able ▁subst ance ▁and ▁were ▁fixed ▁with ▁bronze ▁riv ets ; ▁the