EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD WITH CRESCENT-SHAPED POMMEL. Ca. 1200 BC. A bronze sword with a broad, tapering blade featuring a pronounced central ridge running along its length. The hilt has a circular guard and a segmented grip, terminating in a crescent-shaped pommel. For similar see: Christie's, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part I, Lots 14, 24, 33. Size: 450mm x 50mm; Weight: 525g Provenance: Private UK collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.