Bidspirit auction | SCYTHIAN ACINANES IRON DAGGER WITH

SCYTHIAN ACINANES IRON DAGGER WITH GREEN STONE SCABBARD POINT - Ca. 500 - 400 BC. A lengthy forged iron dagger featuring a wide, flat handle, a curved semicircular pommel, and a broad guard. The long, hammered iron blade tapers to a sharp point, and the stone scabbard's tip is engraved with a griffon. For similar see: Or des Scythes. Trésors des musées soviétiques, Cat. 64. Size: 60-530mm x 40-60mm; Weight: 610g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000.