EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD WITH CRESCENT SHAPED POMMEL

Ca. 1100 - 900 BC. A bronze dagger made using the lost wax casting technique. It has a slender blade with a high midrib and a recurve guard, all below an openwork hilt. The blade was cast with the handle. The lip surrounding the handle would have held an inlay made from bone, wood, or some other perishable material to create a full grip. Size: 540mm x 65mm; Weight: 560g 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.

Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500