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LOT 0260
Western Asiatic Bronze Sword Blade
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
15 1/4 in. (384 grams, 38.7 cm).
Two-edged leaf-shaped blade with short rectangular tang, corrugated midrib extending almost to the tip and flared at the shoulders.
ProvenanceFrom a London collection, early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 36, p.33.
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