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Click here to subscribe5th-8th century AD. A large bronze neck-ring formed as a tapering shank with round-section median section, twisted bands and cruciform-section terminals with ring-and-dot eyes. Cf. Tvauri, A. The Migration Period, Pre-Viking Age, and Viking Age in Estonia, Tartu, 2012, plate 121, item 3. 258 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Fine condition.
6th-8th century AD. A gilt-bronze shield-shaped plaque, hollow to the reverse, with central cross between four discoid lobes; pierced lugs to the forward edge; two large and four smaller holes for attachment rivets, one rivet in situ. 6.18 grams, 24mm (1"). Property of an Essex gentleman; found Eastern France in the late 19th century. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. A bronze openwork disc with four circular holes and four slots, bifacial design of incised concentric bands of geometrical and crescent-shape designs. Cf. Nice, A. Revue Archéeologique de Picardie: La Nécropole Mérovingienne de Goudelancourt-lès-Pierrepont (Aisne), Senlis, 2008, fig.244. 15 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
12th century AD. A convex tongue-shaped bronze casket mount with male head modelled in the round; the plaque forming the robed body with panels of green champ levé enamel detailing; pierced twice for attachment; mounted in a modern silver frame hallmarked with an anchor (for Birmingham), lion passant and date-letter 'A' in a shield (for 1925), maker's mark 'W.N. Ltd'. 100 grams, mount: 70mm, frame: 11.5 x 15cm (2 3/4"). Property of a Bath, England collector; acquired in England, 1970s. Fine condition.
14th-15th century AD. A large gilt-bronze openwork pendant with suspension lug, outer hexafoil with alternating rosette and regardant beast motifs, the inner hexagon with central winged dragon surrounded by trefoil foliage and rosettes. 40 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. Very fine condition. Extremely rare.
2nd century BC. A bronze statue of a seated youth, possibly Antiochus VII, with head turned to the left, nude apart from a chlamys with brooch at the shoulder; right hand extended and originally holding an object, possibly a sword or scroll; mounted on a custom made stand. 290 grams, 11cm including stand (4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A mixed pair of bronze annular brooches comprising: a round-section hoop with five radiating trefoils, iron pin; one a flat-section plaque with rim to the centre, band of ring-and-dot motifs. 24 grams total, 48-65mm (2 - 2 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
14th-15th century AD. A bronze ring with quatrefoil plaque, hatched leaves and central rectangular intaglio capital 'R'. 4.11 grams, 23mm overall, 18.68mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
12th-13th century AD. A bronze ring with broad flat-section hoop with incised cross decoration to the shoulders, discoid plaque with incised raven motif with spread wings 3.35 grams, 19.84mm overall, 18.64mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 5/8, Europe 18 1/2, Japan 17) (3/4"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Fine condition.
12th-13th century AD. A D-section bronze hoop with expanding shoulders and discoid bezel; to each shoulder a piriform panel with starburst motif; to the bezel a stylised bird with pellets to the body and wings. 6.25 grams, 22mm overall, 20.05mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23, Japan 22) (3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Fine condition.
13th-15th century AD. A bronze broad facetted hoop with octagonal plaque, reserved cross on a hatched field with incised saltire. 7.04 grams, 23mm overall, 18.10mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. Very fine condition.
14th-15th century AD. A bronze seal matrix with one smaller head and one larger connected by a shank with quatrefoil void to the centre; the smaller head with intaglio merchant's mark of a doubled cross with short lateral angled bar beneath each crossbar; the larger head with similar mark surrounded by border with 'S' IONIS DE CO[M?]E[.]' (seal of John of ?). Cf. Pateman, B. Collecting Seals, London, 2008, p.104, item 30. 13 grams, 26mm (1"). Found near Canterbury, Kent. The spelling may represent 'Comen', possibly a spelling of the recurrent place-name 'common' (e.g. Whyttesbury Comen for Whitsbury Common) or it may represent the town of Comines, Flanders. Fine condition. Rare.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze chessman seal matrix with hexagonal-section shank, collar and quatrefoil suspension loop; to the oval face an intaglio design of a tree with three branches with an animal dormant affronté below (possibly a stylised lion); with incuse *PREVE SV POV CONV inscription for 'I am Private and Little Known'. See Archaeologia Aeliana, 3rd Series, IX, p.207 (Durham Seals) for other examples of this inscription. 12.50 grams, 22.20mm long (3/4"). From a significant private English collection of seal matrices, formed over the past 35 years. Fine condition.
16th-17th century AD. A Polish bronze circular flat seal with raised rib and suspension loop to reverse with intaglio design of heraldic coat of arms with and foliage surround, the arms depicting a facing upright wolf and collared hound with collared hound crest; with incuse ZIOFFIE GRANOWSKA Z DVBNICZE inscription for the lady Sofia(?) Granowska of Dubnicze, Poland. 28.68 grams, 28.29mm (1 1/4"). From a significant private English collection of seal matrices, formed over the past 35 years; acquired 2005. The village of Dubicze (formerly Dubnicze) is in Losice County, Mazowieckie, to the east of Warsaw; the Granowski/a family name survives in Poland to the present day. Fine condition.
15th-16th century AD. A lozengiform bronze harness mount with red enamelled motif of a grasshopper; stud to the reverse with rove intact. 3.15 grams, 22mm (3/4"). Found Suffolk, UK. The motif of the grasshopper was used by Sir Thomas Gresham (died 1579), founder of the Royal Exchange, London in 1565. It was adopted by Gresham College, London, which he also founded, and is used as a weathervane on the Royal Exchange in the City of London. The sign also appears in London's Lombard Street. The mount is lozengiform and must therefore have been used by a female, perhaps Sir Thomas's daughter Anne who married Sir Nathaniel Bacon (died 1622), a politician and half-brother to Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
12th-13th century AD. A bronze repoussé heater shield plaque with raised border and lion rampant motif, possibly that of of Duke Henry the Lion. 1.92 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the early 1980s. The lion rampant is associated with Henry the Lion (1129–1195) of the house of Guelph, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony. Very fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped plaque with pierced lug above, enamelled hare salient motif. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 86 for type. 11 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Found Suffolk, UK. The family with this heraldic device has not been identified. The animal may be a hare, rabbit or coney, none of which is customary in medieval heraldry. The arms may be a variant of those borne by the Cleland family of Edinburgh, or those of the Marchant family. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
13th century AD. A bronze quatrefoil pendant with pierced suspension lug above, reserved leopard advancing on a red enamel field, fleurs de lys in the lobes. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 210. 7.85 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance, 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
15th century AD. A gilt-bronze openwork harness mount formed as a cherub face and openwork foliage sprays, scrolled tendrils and rose motif to the base; two lugs to the reverse. Cf. Mitchiner, M. Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, items 813-5. 13 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Found near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK, in the late 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze badge with pin and sheet metal head formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. Cf. Mitchiner, M. Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 939-41. 1.49 grams, 24mm (1"). Found on the Thames foreshore at Southwark Bridge, in 1979. The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. Very fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A gilt-bronze octofoil frame with loop above surrounding a separately mounted rosette with blue enamel field and reserved facing mask with crown. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 224 for type. 11 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Property of an Essex collector; acquired 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A mixed group of bronze heraldic pendants comprising: a large quatrefoil pendant with three red plumes in each red enamel field, central blue enamel rectangle with reserved lion passant guardant; two similar pendants, smaller with red enamel to the central field; a heater-shaped stud with three lions passant guardant on a red enamel field. 43 grams total, 29-39mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/2"). Found Suffolk, UK. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
14th-15th century AD. A mixed group of bronze harness pendants comprising: one gilded, cross pommé; one a quatrefoil, enamelled face, reserved lion passant in a heater shield; one a gilded six-pointed star with trefoil finials, central red and blue enamelled panel and reserved rosette; one a gilded rectangle with trefoils and lugs, reserved enamelled heater shield. 33 grams total, 30-35mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/2"). Found Suffolk, UK. [4, No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.
16th century AD. A D-shaped bronze plaque with flanges to three side and hinge-loops above; the main face with ropework border, central design of rosettes and loops, blue, white and yellow enamel; pierced in two places. 46 grams, 67mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
15th-16th century AD. A single-edged iron blade with shallow rounded tip, octagonal-section bronze tapering handle with lion-head finial, scrolled fur detail. 85 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
15th-16th century AD. A bronze bar with four pierced lugs to the lower edges, D-shaped central panel pierced vertically, ovoid loop and spigot; silver-inlaid motifs to the panel, 'A' and 'V' to one face, spiral 'G' to the other; silver-inlaid enigmatic text to the bar, 'NOSTRI RATVIA' to one face and 'TVAQSG(?) EMENTIL' to the other, in seriffed capitals. 90 grams, 18cm (7"). Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th-12th century AD. A discoid bronze pendant with low-relief image of Mary Theotokos in orans posture, infant Jesus on her lap; rectangular lobe above with loop to the rear, two lateral hinge-loops, triangular flange below. 15 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Property of a professional; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. Fine condition, usage wear.
12th-15th century AD. A rectangular bronze plaque with integral suspension loop and raised border, high-relief nimbate figure of St. Nicholas of Myra with book in the right hand, left held up in blessing. 29 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). Property of a Kent collector; by inheritance, 1970s, found Kent, UK. St Nicholas was born at Patara in Lycia, Asia Minor, in 280 AD and eventually became bishop of nearby Myra where he died between 345 and 352 AD. He was a vehement opponent of the heretical bishop Arius at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. It was at the council that he slapped Arius and was stripped of his holy insignia and thrown into jail; it was in jail that Christ and the Virgin Mary were said to have appeared to him and gave him back his freedom and his episcopal office, confirming him in the true faith. He is very popular in Greek and Russian Orthodoxy where he is viewed as the defender of the Christian faith and as an exorcist and healer. His relics were taken from Myra in 1087 to Bari in Southern Italy to save them from the Turks. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
10th-11th century AD. A bronze encolpion or reliquary cross, with hinged suspension ring at the top and hinge at the bottom; to one face the crucified Christ with an expanding-arm cross above the head, to the reverse a figure in the orans or praying position with arms flexed. 12 grams, 52mm (2"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th-9th century AD. A bronze two-part cruciform reliquary pendant with hinge and suspension loop; to one face a quincunx of recessed settings and hatched cruciform panel; to the other a robed nimbate figure of St. John with 'IOaNHI' above. 87 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Fine condition.
6th-9th century AD. A bronze two-part cruciform reliquary pendant with hinge and suspension loop; to one face the Corpus Christi, to the other a robed nimbate figure with '???V' above. 35 grams, 81mm (3 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Fine condition.
6th-9th century AD. A bronze two-part cruciform reliquary pendant with hinge and suspension loop; to one face a quincunx of recessed settings and hatched cruciform panel; to the other a robed nimbate figure with '?HI??' above. 56 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Fine condition.
6th-10th century AD. A bronze flat-section expanding-arm cross pendant with integral loop; incised cross flory to the centre with a band of herringbone ornament to the end of each arm. 6.15 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman, by descent from the vendor's father, who formed his collection in the 1970s. Very fine condition.
6th-9th century AD. A flat-section bronze cruciform pendant with expanding arms, notched ends to the lateral arms, roundels to the ends of the arms and the centre; pierced in two places on the upper arm, with short bronze chain. 15 grams, 27cm overall, pendant: 49mm (10 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Fine condition.
15th century AD. A bronze Corpus Christi figure with tilted head, loincloth secured at the right hip, feet crossed; pierced at each palm and the feet; hollow to reverse of lower body. 47 grams, 84mm wide (3 1/4"). Ex Swiss collection; by gift, 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition; one arm bent.
14th-15th century AD. A bronze lozengiform mount with central cross, circular frame with pellets, fleurs-de-lys to top and bottom; two mounting spikes to the reverse. 3.44 grams, 27mm (1"). Property of a Suffolk gentleman; acquired in the 1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Very fine condition. Scarce.
13th-15th century AD. A mixed group of bronze items comprising: a Knight's of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem cloak pin badge; a lead weight with incised cross and heart-shaped stamps; a cruciform flat-section pendant with ring-and-dot detail. 51 grams, 30-78mm (1 1/4 - 3"). From an old Worcestershire, UK, collection; found together on the old pilgrim route in the hills above Nice, leading across the Alps to Santiago de Compostela. The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. [3] Fine condition.
6th-5th century BC. A bronze helmet formed from two curved segments each with a rolled rim, short nasal flange; a repoussé three-band crest running for-and-aft with rivetted seam to the edge, repoussé ridge above the edge extending to curved brows with profile horse-head ornament; to each side, a hinged cheekplate, D-shaped with a scooped forward edge, six lines of repoussé pellets to the upper zone, pierced for attachment of securing straps. See discussion in Connolly, P. Greece and Rome at War, London, 1988, p.60-63. 760 grams, 24.5cm (9 3/4"). From an old Oriental collection. Fine condition.
6th-5th century BC. A bronze helmet formed from two curved segments each with a flared rim, short nasal, flange crest running for-and-aft with rivetted seam to the edge; raised panels to the upper section of the bowl, repoussé ridge forming curved brows; to each side, a recess for the ear and hinged cheekplate, D-shaped with a scooped forward edge, lines of repoussé pellets to the border and upper zone, pierced for attachment of securing straps. See discussion in Connolly, P. Greece and Rome at War, London, 1988, p.60-63. 660 grams, 30cm (11 3/4"). From an old Oriental collection. The Chalcidian helmet was popular in Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BC, as well as the southern parts of Greece that were colonised by the Greeks. The helmet appears to have been a development of the Corinthian helmet, but with improvements in design which gave the wearer better hearing and vision, resulting in a lighter and less bulky helmet. The helmet would commonly have a hole pierced on each cheek piece or elsewhere in order to accept an inner lining which was made of leather; adornments, such as combs of horsehair, were usually placed on the top of the helmet. By the time of Alexander the Great the helmet was still worn by soldiers, most notably the hoplites, the heavy infantry men who carried long spears; the helmet would later go on to develop into the Attic helmet which is iconic of Classical soldiers. Fine condition, restored.
5th-4th century BC. A bronze helmet with rounded lower bowl and conical upper, slightly flared brim; D-arches to accommodate the eyes and a short nasal flange; row of holes to the lower edge; joined at the rear and secured by a row of rivets. See discussion of the Pilos helmet type in Robinson, E.G.D. South Italian Bronze Armour, 1995. 735 grams, 26cm (10 1/4"). From an old Oriental collection. Fine condition, slight distortion and damage to rim.
5th-4th century BC. A bronze helmet with bowl formed as a lower ring joined at the rear and secured by a row of rivets and beaten ridged upper dome, slightly flared brim to the rear; row of paired holes to the lower edge. See discussion of the pilos helmet type in Robinson, E.G.D. South Italian Bronze Armour, 1995. 680 grams, 24cm (9 1/2"). From an old Oriental collection. The pilos was originally a felt cap that was worn by slaves on their freedom, but it was also a common type of hat worn for traveling. In warfare it was associated with the light infantry known as the peltast; the first widespread adoption of the pilos helmet occurred in Sparta towards the end of the 5th century BC. The rim on the present example, which is present at the rear for about one quarter of the circumference, recalls the similar neck-protection developed for the Mannheim type of Gallo-Roman infantry helmet. Fine condition, restored.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze cheek-plate from a helmet of Imperial Gallic Type I with double-scoop to the forward edge and another to the upper rear edge; hinge loop and iron pin to the upper edge, repoussé panels and flat rim, dome to the lower edge; separate fastening hook with domed head. Cf. similar example from Caerleon published in Chapman, E.M. A Catalogue of Roman Military Equipment in the National Museum of Wales, BAR British Series no.388, Oxford, 2005, item Qb02. 128 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Fine condition.
Late 2nd millennium BC. A very large cast leaf-shaped Bronze Age spearhead with raised midrib, rounded shoulders, rectangular-section tang with button finial. Cf. Branigan, K. Aegean Metalwork of the Early and Middle Bronze Age, Oxford, 1974, item 447 for type VIII. 954 grams, 50cm (19 3/4"). Property of a Berkshire, UK, solicitor; acquired London market, 2010-2015. Fine condition.
Early 2nd millennium BC. A large broad tongue-shaped Bronze Age blade with median flat-section rib, rounded tip, ricasso at the shoulders, short square-section tang with lateral flanges. See Branigan, K. Aegean Metalwork of the Early and Middle Bronze Age, Oxford, 1974. 439 grams, 49cm (19 1/4"). Property of a Berkshire, UK, solicitor; acquired London market, 2010-2015. Fine condition.
1400-1100 BC. A bronze leaf-shaped dagger blade with median rib, concave edges, flared flange above with three attachment rivets in situ. Cf. Harbison, P. The Daggers and the Halberds of the Early Bronze Age in Ireland, Prähistorische Bronzefunde Abteilung VI, 1. Band, Munich, 1969, item 229 for type. 49 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980; formerly in the Maurice Braham collection. Extremely fine condition.
10th century BC. A mixed group of Bronze Age daggers, each a lozenge-section narrow blade, flat-section guard, grip with flanged edges to accept an organic insert. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.381, Cat.13. 644 grams total, 28-32cm (11 - 12 1/2"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market before 1970. [5] Fine, uncleaned 'as found' condition.
13th-15th century AD. A bronze macehead with four pyramidal projections and a waisted square core with circular shaft hole; ring-and-dot decoration to the flanges; supplied with a custom-made stand. 233 grams, 96mm including stand (3 3/4"). Property of a Scottish gentleman; acquired in the 1990s; found on the River Rhine foreshore, Germany, in the 19th century. Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
Early 10th century AD. A sword of Oakeshott's Types V/ X featuring a parallel-sided piled two-edged blade with shallow fuller and short tip, broad flat tang; the lower guard very narrow and the tea-cosy pommel with rivets to the underside, both decorated with inlaid strips of bronze and silver in offset parallel lines, the pommel with inlaid bronze and silver wires showing the original trilobe form. Cf. Oakeshott, E. Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 2009, p.114-117. 1.3 kg, 93cm (36 1/2"). Previously in the personal collection of John Moor, York, UK, 1970s; acquired from him in 2005. The use of silver and bronze in a 'stepped' pattern is characteristic of swords of Types V, W and X, particularly on examples of Norwegian origin. Extremely fine condition.
Middle 1st century BC. An iron sword of La Tène II type in its iron scabbard; the blade 60mm (2 1/2) wide at the upper edge, with deep point and long square-section tang with a rove to the upper end; the scabbard with raised median rib and C-section channels to the edges, C-shaped slider fitting to the reverse, scooped upper edges and La Tène comma-shaped incised decoration; substantial C-section chape with ribbed ornament; the whole weapon of about 80cm (32) length and its scabbard folded over double and then folded again to form a block 21cm (8 1/4) long excluding the tang. Cf. Stead, I. & Rigby, V. The Morel Collection. Iron Age Antiquities from Champagne in the British Museum, London, 1999, item 1570. 1 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. The practice of ritual destruction of weapons has been found across Northern and Central Europe from the Bronze Age onwards. Swords folded in their iron scabbards are a particular feature of La Tène societies from the last centuries BC. The reasoning behind the practice is not understood in detail, but appears to be connected to the idea that the sword has a personality and 'will' of its own which needed to be released through ceremonial destruction on the death of its owner. Fair condition. Rare.
13th-6th century BC. A Bronze Age lentoid-section leaf-shaped blade with shallow point, transverse slot to the guard, grip with flared edges and flanges to accept an organic insert. 390 grams, 43cm (17"). Property of a Berkshire, UK solicitor; acquired London market, 2010-2015. Fine condition, repaired.
10th century BC. A leaf-shaped Bronze Age dirk with a raised penannular rib and slot below the shoulder connected to the grip with lateral flanges and integral pommel, recessed to accept an organic insert. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.380, Cat.12, inventory no.655. 263 grams, 38cm (15"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market before 1970. Fine, uncleaned 'as found' condition.
3rd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with leaf-shaped blade with midrib affixed by a rivet to a round-section bulbous handle with flared guard, reserved zigzags to the grip. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.375, Cat.1, 2, inventory no.668. 197 grams, 26.5cm (10 1/2"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market before 1970. Fine, uncleaned 'as found' condition.
10th century BC. A large Bronze Age dagger with lozenge-section narrow blade, flat-section guard, grip with flanged edges to accept an organic insert and rivet to the pommel. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.381, Cat.13. 253 grams, 35cm (13 3/4"). From an old English collection; acquired on the UK art market before 1970. Fine, uncleaned 'as found' condition.
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