ancient near eastern bronze sword or dirk

A bronze sword, cast in one piece, with blade and hilt cast in one piece; flanged hilt to receive the wood or bone inlay; a rectangular guard with shortened lappets on both sides which were used to secure the inlay.

Circa 1000-800 BC. Very Fine condition; the edges of the lappets a little nibbled; the metal stable with green patination and light accretions covering the whole.Length 48 cms (18.9 ins)Ex P.C. 1990's collection.Footnotes:
The dirk belongs to the type III in the Medvedskaya classification, used in Near East from the 13th to the 6th century B.C. The Asiatic daggers of this type are confined to Syria and Persia, but Transcaucasia also provides an interesting analogy from Kalekent on the Baku peninsula, where a pointed straight-sided dagger blade has a flanged hilt with the whole of the side flanges bent over the centre.NB. Not supplied with display stand.All our items include shipping to mainland UK.All items are supplied with an illustrated certificate of authenticity (COA) which will act as a guarantee that all items are authentic and dated to the period stated.Buyers outside the UK and non-mainland UK need to email us for postage costs before buying. Overseas buyers need to check that the item they intend buying can be imported into their country and will be responsible for paying any customs and/or tax charges.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: J9BHMUEP9

Materials:

Bronze

Width (cm):

48

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