Bronze Age Ceremonial Dagger with Chain Attachment

EASTERN EUROPE, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

20 in. (526 grams, 51 cm including chain).

Comprising: a long triangular blade with scooped shoulders, lentoid in section and with rounded tip; integral waisted hilt formed as three conjoined lobes and loop between the upper arms; short length of bronze chain formed from D-section forged and butted links.

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

CONDITION

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