Framed Canaanite Bronze Dagger & Ugarit Bronze Sword

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, ca. 1550 to 1200 BCE; the Levant, Ugarit, 1550 to 1200 BCE. A fabulous cast-bronze dagger from Canaan and a bronze sword from the Ugarit culture. The dagger has a crescent shaped pommel with a recessed area for inlaying a bone or wood grip over the handle. The blade is petaloid with three raised ribs from the ricasso to the tip. The sword has a straight, long blade with a prominent midrib from the tip that runs downward and branches into 5 separate ribs that end at the flared shoulders. A short tang extends from the blade, and was probably covered with an ivory, bone, or wood grip. The weapons both have wonderful green and russet patinas and are presented in a beautiful wooden frame with a black velvet backing and engraved brass label plates. This ensemble is ready to be displayed! Size of sword: 19" L x 1.75" W (48.3 cm x 4.4 cm); dagger: 13" L x 1.5" W (33 cm x 3.8 cm); frame: 23.3" L x 12" W (59.2 cm x 30.5 cm)

Provenance: private Zaveloff collection, Lakewood, New Jersey, USA, acquired from Venus Gallery, Israel, in 2002

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Condition Report: Losses and chips to blade of dagger. Heavy patina and some surface pitting as expected with age. The sword is intact with minor nicks to the shoulders and blade. Mineral deposits and green patina. Professionally mounted in a modern frame with brass label plates.