EGYPTIAN BRONZE DAGGER WITH GOLD POMMEL

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A cast-bronze dagger blade with a shallow midrib bearing several fullers, a tip, and sharpened edges. The tang is inserted into a wooden handle and connected to a gold pommel, providing an example of how Egyptian weapon handles would have looked. For similar see: A GROUP OF METAL WEAPONS FROM TELL EL-‘AJJUL IN THE HUNTERIAN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, Vicino Oriente XVII (2013), pp. 115-133, N. Cat. 2. Size: 270mm x 40mm; Weight: 90g Provenance: Property of a European collector, acquired on the Austrian art market, 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

Estimate: GBP 4500 - 9000