EARLY GREEK OR WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE DAGGER. Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A bronze dagger with a tapering, double-edged blade that narrows to a sharp point. The blade is slightly convex and connects to a rectangular guard with a slightly raised edge, while the narrow, elongated hilt, featuring a series of evenly spaced, prominent ridges along its length, is recessed to accommodate inlay and terminates in a crescent-shaped pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann Collection Part I, Lot 14, 24; The British Museum, Museum number 136084. Size: 375mm x 45mm; Weight: 245g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously with Dr. Roozendaal collection, the Netherlands, 1970s-1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.