Bidspirit auction | HUGE BRONZE AGE RITUAL DAGGER

HUGE BRONZE AGE RITUAL DAGGER WITH CRESCENTIC POMMEL INLAID WITH STONE - Ca. 1200 BC. A bronze ritual dagger with a triangular blade tapering to a sharp point. Each face has three pronounced ribs converging into a single rib before the tip. The shoulders are straight and angular, with a flat guard at the base of the blade. The cylindrical grip is ribbed throughout its length and terminates in a crescentic pommel inlaid with stone. Size: 610mm x 150mm; Weight: 2.09kg Provenance: Private UK collection; previously part of an Oxfordshire ancient art collection; acquired from a Canadian collection formed between the 1970s and 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.