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ANCIENT WESTERN ASIATIC/AEGEAN BRONZE SWORD

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ANCIENT BRONZE SWORD WITH DECORATED HANDLE: Ca. 1200-700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze sword with an elongated, leaf-shaped blade whose raised midrib bifurcates at the base of the blade. The conical handle is beautifully decorated with r

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ANCIENT BRONZE SWORD: Ca. 1200â€“700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze sword with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, and short tang for insertion into a hilt. Good condition, beautiful patina; custom-ma

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ANCIENT BRONZE SWORD: Western Asiatic / Aegean, Ca. 1200-700 BCA bronze sword with a leaf-shaped, lentoid sectioned blade, a wide raised midrib and a long, gently flaring neck that transitions into a tang with a pointed te

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ANCIENT BRONZE SWORD: Western Asiatic/Aegean, Ca. 1200-700 BC. A bronze sword with a double-sided blade with a thick midrib, tapering to a sharp point. The hilt would have been wrapped with leather to provide a comfortable

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AN ANCIENT WESTERN ASIATIC/AEGEAN LONG SPEAR WITH: Circa 1200 BC - 700 BC A long bronze spear head with a tapered double edge and central blood ridge, a long thick tapering tang. Good patination. A custom-display stand. Size: L:390mm / W:60mm ; 235g.

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ANCIENT WESTERN ASIATIC/AEGEAN LONG SPEAR: Circa 1200 BC-700 BCA two-edged bronze blade blade, leaf-shaped with rectangular tang, corrugated midrib extending almost to the tip and flared at the shoulder, decorated with vertical grooves.Cf. Chr

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WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SWORD - WITH REPORT: Ca. 900-700 BC An extremely fine and ancient Elamite bronze sword featuring a thin sharp blade with pair of prominent midribs decoratively conjoining to the cylindrical hilt. The hilt is decorated wit

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ANCIENT BRONZE SPEAR ON STAND: Ca. 1200-700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spear with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, sharpened edges that taper gradually to a pointed tip, short socket, and a short tang for in

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ANCIENT BRONZE SPEAR ON STAND: Ca. 1200-700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze leaf-shaped spearhead with a raised midrib and a short tang. Good condition, beautiful patina; custom-made stand included. Bronze weaponry production

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ANCIENT BRONZE SPEAR HEAD ON STAND: Ca. 1200â€“700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, wide raised midrib, and a short socket that transitions into a small tang for insertio

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ANCIENT BRONZE SPEARHEAD ON STAND: Ca. 1200â€“700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spear with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, sharpened edges that taper gradually to a pointed tip, short socket, and a short tang

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ANCIENT BRONZE SPEAR HEAD ON STAND: ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spear head with a leaf-shaped blade, barbs, raised midrib, sharpened edges that taper gradually to a pointed tip, short socket, and a tang for inser

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ANCIENT BRONZE SPEAR HEAD ON STAND: ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spear with an elongated leaf-shaped blade with barbs, raised midrib, sharpened edges that taper gradually to a pointed tip, short socket, and a tang

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ANCIENT BRONZE SPEAR HEAD ON STAND: ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spear with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, raised midrib, broad neck, and a tang for insertion into a haft; a custom-made stand is include

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ANCIENT BRONZE SPEAR HEAD ON STAND: ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic/Aegean. A bronze spear with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib, bevelled edges that taper gradually to a pointed tip, short socket, and a curved tang for

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ANCIENT WESTERN ASIATIC/AEGEAN BRONZE SWORD

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Circa 800-900 BCThe tubular hilt with horizontal ribs, terminating with a double disc pommel, the triangular blade with elaborate midrib.For a similar sword with double disc pommel from North-West Iran:Cf. O. White Muscarella, Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, p.100, pl.166. See Bonhams, lot 156, May 1, 2013. Size: L:525mm / W:50mm; 630g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.