HITTITE BRONZE SWORD WITH EAR-SHAPED POMMEL AND DECORATED HANDLE

Ca. 1400 - 1000 BC. A cast bronze sword with a long tapering blade and a prominent median rib. The shoulders form a shallow crescentic guard beneath an elongated, partly openwork grip decorated with opposing leaf-shaped elements. The hilt terminates in a broad ear-shaped pommel composed of two symmetrically extending lobes. The surface is covered by a dark-green patina with localised blue-green mineralisation. Size: 325mm x 85mm; Weight: 295g Provenance: From a private London collection; Arthur M. Sackler collection, USA, acquired in 1970s. UK art gallery, 2010s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£1,000

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