EARLY GREEK PERIOD BRONZE SWORD WITH CRESCENT-SHAPED POMMEL. Ca. 1200 - 900 BC. A bronze sword with a crescent-shaped pommel and a short cylindrical grip with paired moulded collars, the long lenticular-section blade tapering to a sharp point. For similar see: R. Matthews, H. F. Nashli, The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire, fig. 11.66. Size: 495mm x 75mm; Weight: 450g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in M. Ebnother collection, Switzerland,1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.