Bidspirit auction | MYCENAEAN BRONZE SWORD WITH BICONICAL

MYCENAEAN BRONZE SWORD WITH BICONICAL POMMEL - Ca. 1300 - 1100 BC. A bronze sword with a long double-edged blade tapering to a point and strengthened by a central rib. A rectangular guard joins the blade to a narrow grip, terminating in a broad biconical pommel. For similar see: M. Kramer Hajo, Seals and swords and changing ideologies, fig. 4. Size: 410mm x 70mm; Weight: 500g Provenance: UK Private Collection; Ex. Peter Hariolf Plesch collection, UK, 1980s-2000s, acquired in France in 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.