Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BRONZE DAGGER WITH LUNAR-SHAPED

EGYPTIAN BRONZE DAGGER WITH LUNAR-SHAPED POMMEL - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A bronze dagger with a broad blade tapering to a sharp point. A low midrib runs through the blade, which broadens at the shoulders into a short collar with moulded bands. The hilt has a narrow faceted grip and a lunar-shaped pommel, its lower edge decorated with a band of punched ring and dot ornament. Size: 405mm x 50mm; Weight: 525g Provenance: UK Private Collection; Ex. UK Art Market; Ex. Simone de Monbrison, France, 1970s, sold to Marcel Aernout, Belgium. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.