ANCIENT BRONZE SWORD WITH HANDLE

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC An ancient bronze sword with a long, tapering blade, a prominent mid-rib composed with five lines and a gracefully curved guard. The hilt is characterised by a shank of rounded cross-sections, and the sword culminates in a distinctive double inverted cone. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection part I, Lot. 24, 14.
Size: 610mm x 45mm; Weight: 635g
Provenance: 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.

500
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500