Bidspirit auction | ARCHAIC GREEK BRONZE HOPLITE DAGGER

ARCHAIC GREEK BRONZE HOPLITE DAGGER - Ca. 1200 - 800 BCAn archaic Greek bronze dagger consisting of a long slender triangular blade with a large curved base that tapers to a sharp point with large mid-rib adorned with parallel lines; short tang connected to the handle and the pommel is normally moulded separately. For similar, see Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection part I, Lot. 14.Size: 425mm x 45mm; Weight: 255gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.