BRONZE AGE / EARLY GREEK PERIOD DAGGER WITH CRESCENT POMMEL

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A bronze dagger with a leaf-shaped, double-edged blade tapering to a sharp point and with a central blood channel extending along its length. A crescent-shaped guard separates the blade from the straight grip with moulded transverse rings. The hilt terminates in a crescent-shaped pommel. Size: 560mm x 70mm; Weight: 570g Provenance: From a private UK collection; formerly part of the S.S. collection, formed in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Stima:€953.86

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