EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A cast bronze sword with a sharply tapering blade and a raised central ridge running the full length to a pointed tip. Broad shoulders drop into a short guard above a cylindrical grip with moulded collars. The hilt terminates in a pommel made from a thin bronze sheet shaped into a rounded cap, surmounted by a spherical finial. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 5524, Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armours, Part II, Lot. 36. Size: 445mm x 55mm; Weight: 575g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.