EARLY GREEK / WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD WITH STONE POMMEL. Ca. 900 BC. A bronze sword with a long, slender blade featuring a thick, central ridge. The guard is crescent-shaped, and the stone pommel is of conical profile. For similar see: Christie's, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part I, Lots 14, 24, 33. Size: 540mm x 60mm; Weight: 650g 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.