RARE ANCIENT WESTERN ASIATIC/AEGEAN BRONZE BRONZE SWORD WITH STONE POMMEL Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A Western Asiatic/Aegean bronze dagger with a long, tapering blade, a prominent large polygonal mid-rib and a gracefully curved guard. The hilt is characterised by a shank of a rounded cross-section that is embellished with two horizontal moulded lines. The dagger culminates in a distinctive heavy, hemispherical pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection part I, Lot. 25. Size: 590mm x 75mm; Weight: 795g. 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.