PAIR OF BRONZE AGE / EARLY GREEK PERIOD BRONZE DAGGERS

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Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A pair of bronze daggers, from top to bottom: a long dagger with a waisted blade widening towards the shoulders with a crescent-shaped guard leading to a cylindrical grip with moulded mid-section and a curved pommel; and a shorter dagger with a narrow triangular blade and a broad, ribbed guard plate, the slender grip terminating in a disc pommel. Size: 350-435mm x 50-55mm; Weight: 825g Provenance: Private Oxfordshire collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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