11TH CENTURY B.C.

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A EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE SWORD
11TH CENTURY B.C.
The bronze blade gently broadening below the tip, with medial ridge, the hilt with rivets attaching arched guard to blade, the disc-shaped pommel with knob terminal and incised concentric lines
25½ in. (64.8 cm.) long

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
H. Born and S. Hansen, Helme und Waffen Alteuropas: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, IX, Mainz, 2001, pp. 114 and 274, pls. 90, 144-145 and XXI (AG 1012).

See illustration opposite and on page 13.

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