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LOT 2304
Short Sword with Bronze and Bone Hilt
20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 1/2 in. (400 grams, 59.5 cm).
Slender single-edged blade with S-curved quillon and guard formed as a bird in flight; bone scale-tang grip with horse-hoof finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market before 1990.
Acquired on the UK art market.
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Slender single-edged blade with S-curved quillon and guard formed as a bird in flight; bone scale-tang grip with horse-hoof finial. 400 grams, 59.5 cm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market before 1990. Acquired on the UK art market.
