PAIR OF GREEK PERIOD BRONZE SWORDS. Ca. 1200 - 900 BC. A pair of bronze short swords, including, from left to right: a long tapering blade with a multi-fluted face running from the forte to the point, set above a stepped guard, a waisted grip with a central moulding, and a large crescentic pommel with up-turned terminals; and a slender triangular blade with waisted profile rising from a narrow guard, a grip with three mouldings, and a small crescentic pommel. For similar see: R. Matthews, H. F. Nashli, The Archaeology of Iran: from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire, fig. 11.38, 11.68. Size: 390-425mm x 50-50mm; Weight: 830g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in F. Piket collection, Netherlands, formed in the 1970s to the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.