BRONZE AGE / EARLY GREEK PERIOD BRONZE SWORD. Ca. 1200 - 900 BC. A bronze sword with a tapering leaf-shaped blade and a medial rib flanked by shallow grooves, set above a crescent-shaped guard. A short cylindrical hilt with annular collars terminates in an ovoid cap pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare: The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part I, Lot 33. Size: 400mm x 50mm; Weight: 460g 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.