TRIO OF NEAR EASTERN SWORDS NEAR EAST, EARLY FIRST

cast bronze, consisting of one sword with inlaid pommel and ribbed handle, the blade with central ridge; one sword with inlaid cone pommel, grooved handle and linear recesses running parallel to the line of the blade; the tallest sword with concave cylinder pommel, incised handle and squared guard (3) (Dimensions: tallest sword 71cm)

(tallest sword 71cm)

Footnote: Provenance: Two swords with inlaid pommels: Private collection, United States, acquired c.1980 Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 3rd June 2009, lot 38 The larger sword: Private collection, Germany, acquired early 2000's