Bidspirit auction | EARLY GREEK BRONZE SWORD

EARLY GREEK BRONZE SWORD - Ca. 1200 - 800 BCAn Early Greek bronze sword with a long, tapering blade, a prominent mid-rib and a gracefully curved guard. The hilt is characterised by a shank of rounded cross-sections, and the sword culminates in a distinctive crescent pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection part I, Lot. 24, 14.Size: 420mm x 35mm; Weight: 255gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.