Bronze Age Two-Edged Sword

Early 1st millennium BC. A bronze sword comprising a leaf-shaped blade with narrow point and stepped midrib, flared shoulder, flanges to the lateral edges of the grip and flared butt; five holes for attachment of an organic hilt; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Eogan, G., Catalogue of Irish Bronze Swords, Dublin, 1965, item 117, for general hilt type. 893 grams total, 51.8cm including stand (20 1/2"). From a private New York collection; formerly on the Swiss art market; acquired in the 1990s.
Condition Report: Very fine condition.