Marlik Bronze Dagger Lunate Pommel, ex-Piscopo

Ancient Near East, Northern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Marlik, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze dagger exhibiting a thick shoulder, a stocky handle with raised ringlets, and a concave lunate pomm

Western Caspian Basin, Iran, ca. 1000 BCE. Rare and desirable bronze dagger. Thin in form with long tapered blade, small crescent decoration where blade joins handle, flared grip once holding some for

Near East, Northwest Iran, Luristan, ca. 1250 to 1100 BCE. Lovely bronze dagger, blade in leaf-shape with pointed tip, sculpted handle and twin "knuckle" pommel. A lovely and deadly blade! Size: 11.4"

Northern Iran, Amlash culture, ca late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Heavy bronze dagger with nearly triangular blade, inserted into wide rounded hilt, spooled pommel on the end. Nice example! Size

Ancient Near East, ca. 1000 BCE. A very small bronze dagger with a cast on handle terminating in a small, crescent-shaped pommel. The blade itself is finely symmetrical and very flat, with no ridge or

**First Time At Auction** Western Asia, probably Luristan (Iran), ca. 1000 BCE. A thin cast bronze dagger blade with a pronounced midrib and a tang for attachment to a handle (the tang would once have

Ancient Near East, Northern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Marlik culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with an openwork hilt and lunate pommel meant to hold lavish inlays. Beyond the

Central Asia, Marlik (Luristan), Caspian Sea region, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. This is a heavy leaf-shaped bronze spearhead with a large rounded central ridge, a long rectangular insertion tang, and a fla

Luristan, northeastern Iran, ca. 1500 to 1000 BCE, and Hungary, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1400 to 800 BCE. A pair of fascinating dagger blades from the Bronze Age in different parts of the world. The simpl

China, Warring States Period, 475 to 221 BCE. This is a gorgeous, well-preserved bronze short sword with a round pommel and small guard. A bronze sword made during the Warring States Period is actuall

14th-9th century B.C. A bronze dagger with double-edged blade and pronounced central rib, the hilt ending in a wide crescent-shaped pommel with four grooves on the handle, oval-shaped guard embracing

Western or Central Asia, Scythian dagger of the Acinaces sword type with a slender double edge blade, straight hand grip and flat pommel. Size 12 1/2" L x 1 1/2" WEx-Piscopo collection, Ex-San Diego A

**Originally Listed At $150** Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A short sword or dagger with an iron blade and a round, thick bronze handle with a disc guard

China, Warring States Period, 475 to 221 BCE. This is a ge (dagger-axe) blade. The ge was an early pole weapon, with a dagger-shaped blade mountain by its tang to a perpendicular wooden shaft. This ge

China, Warring States, 475 to 221 BCE. This is a ge (dagger-axe) blade. The ge was an early pole weapon, with a dagger-shaped blade mountain by its tang to a perpendicular wooden shaft. This ge was ma

China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 250 BCE. This is the bronze hilt of a highly decorative sword or dagger that once had an iron blade - the remains of the iron blade remain trapped by the guard but it i

China, Warring States Period, 475 to 221 BCE. This is a ge (dagger-axe) blade. The ge was an early pole weapon, with a dagger-shaped blade mountain by its tang to a perpendicular wooden shaft. This ge

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A lovely knapped chert (flint) dagger of a pale orange reddish hue and slender profile. Although millennia old, the dagger still retai

This exceptional artifact is an ancient Viking bronze dagger pommel, measuring 5.5x4.5 cm (approximately 2.17x1.77 inches) in size. Dating back to the Viking era from the 8th to the 11th century AD, t

**First Time At Auction** Roman, Republican Period, ca. 1st century BCE. A group of seven trilobate and two bilobate bronze arrowheads. Representing a nice variety. Size of largest (all are fairly sim

Late 2nd millennium B.C. With solid cast hilt, straight horizontal guard with turquoise inlay; plain narrow grip with conical hollow cast mushroom pommel decorated with dots and lines; wide shallow mi

Ancient Near East, modern day northern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A long, flattened, leaf-shaped blade with a pointed midrib and a short, rectangular tang with a pierced terminal for attachm

**First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A lovely gathering of ten Roman arrowheads, nine formed from cast-bronze, and the last from iron. Seven arrowheads, all bro

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with a sturdy blade bearing sharpened edges and a raised midrib on both sides. The grooves in the