BRONZE AGE / EARLY GREEK PERIOD BRONZE DAGGER

Ca. 1300 - 900 BC. A bronze dagger with a long tapering blade and a low medial rib extending towards the point. The upper blade is engraved with symmetrical scrolling vegetal motifs. A crescentic guard with a large circular opening is decorated with punched circles. The narrow grip is encircled by a series of small rings and terminates in a broad double lunate pommel engraved with wavy motifs. Size: 570mm x 85mm; Weight: 920g Provenance: From a private UK collection; George Lois collection, USA, 1970s-2000s. UK art market, 2000s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimation:€1,192.33

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