EARLY GREEK / BRONZE AGE SWORD. Ca. 900 - 800 BC. A cast bronze dagger with a long blade tapering to a sharp point. A pronounced central midrib runs along the length, flanked by two narrow ribs extending nearly to the tip. The blade is widest just above the tang, which is short and rectangular in section. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare: The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part I, Lot 31. Size: 470mm x 70mm; Weight: 455g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the French art market, 1970s.