Bidspirit auction | EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC

EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD WITH STONE POMMEL - Ca. 1100 - 900 BC.A bronze dagger with a long, tapering blade, a prominent large polygonal midrib and a gracefully curved guard. The hilt is characterised by a rounded cross-section and the dagger culminates with a distinctive, heavy pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann Collection Part I, Lot 24, 14.Size: 420mm x 55mm; Weight: 400gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.