A Near Eastern Bronze Sword, ca. 10th - 8th century BCE

a bronze sword cast using the lost-wax process, featuring square shoulders, the blade, tapering to a sharp point, with a prominent midrib and blood channels, a circular crescent guard encloses the upper part of the midrib. The hilt curves inward from a splayed pommel forming concave sides and is flanged to receive an inlay.

For a related example, see Oscar White Muscarella, "Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art" (1988), pg.102, fig. 169 and 170.

Condition: Signs of use, the sword is Intact and in good condition overall, custom mounted.

Dimensions: Height:  18 3/4 inches (47.62 cm)

Provenance: Private Maryland collection, acquired in the 1960s, thereafter private Virginia collection, and then by descent.