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BRONZE AGE, 11TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A CENTRAL EUROPEAN BRONZE SWORD
BRONZE AGE, 11TH CENTURY B.C.
The bronze blade with broad flattened midrib, oval hilt with riveted arched guard, disc-shaped pommel with incised arched and dotted decoration
20 in. (51 cm.) long
BRONZE AGE, 11TH CENTURY B.C.
The bronze blade with broad flattened midrib, oval hilt with riveted arched guard, disc-shaped pommel with incised arched and dotted decoration
20 in. (51 cm.) long
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of a Swiss explorer, 19th Century.
Old ink inscribed label on blade reads "Mittlere Bronzezeit Siehe Forrers Reallexikon Seite 119 Nr. 28".
Old ink inscribed label on blade reads "Mittlere Bronzezeit Siehe Forrers Reallexikon Seite 119 Nr. 28".
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