A EUROPEAN BRONZE SWORD LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY...
A EUROPEAN BRONZE SWORD
LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY B.C.
21 ¾ in. (55.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. no. AG 1002/W220); thence by descent.
The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, Christie's, London, 28 April 2004, lot 5.
Literature
H. Born and S. Hansen, Helme und Waffen Alteuropas: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, vol. IX, Mainz am Rhein, 2001, pp. 115-116, 126, 186-189, 210-216, 274; figs. 92, 142-143; pls. XXII, XXVI-XXX, XXXII.
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A EUROPEAN BRONZE SWORD
LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY B.C.
21 ¾ in. (55.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. no. AG 1002/W220); thence by descent.
The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, Christie's, London, 28 April 2004, lot 5.
Literature
H. Born and S. Hansen, Helme und Waffen Alteuropas: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, vol. IX, Mainz am Rhein, 2001, pp. 115-116, 126, 186-189, 210-216, 274; figs. 92, 142-143; pls. XXII, XXVI-XXX, XXXII.
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