BRONZE AGE CELTIC BRONZE LONG SWORD. Ca. 1000 - 800 BC. A bronze long sword with a slender blade tapering to a sharp point. Short triangular shoulders lead to a flat hilt of ovoid outline, pierced for rivets and finished in a small flared terminal. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 5524, Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, Lot 7-8. Size: 450mm x 50mm; Weight: 250g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Belgium; formerly with J. Micas collection, Paris, France formed since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.