WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE DAGGER Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A Western Asiatic moulded bronze dagger with a short, tapering blade, a prominent with mid-rib and a guard. The hilt is characterised by a flat hollow cross-section that would fix to a wooden or bone handle. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection part I, Lot. 24, 14. Size: 350mm x 40mm; Weight: 315g. 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. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.