AN ELABORATE CELTIC BRONZE SWORD
Ca. 1000-800 BC.
The long blade gently broadening below the tip, with medial ridge stepped towards the base and flanked by chased lines, the hilt with arched guard riveted to the blade and a concave disc pommel enclosing knob terminal, the hilt with traces of elaborate chased linear decoration including multiple wave motif, herringbone, dots and concentric lines. For similar see: H. Born and S. Hansen, Helme und Waffen Alteuropas: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, IX, Mainz, 2001, pp. 114-115, pl. 90, fig. 91, pls. XXII, 142-143 and 146-147 (AG 1015). Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists.
Size: L:795mm / W:60mm ; 750g
Provenance: Property of a London Art gallery; formerly in a private german collection formed in the 1980s.
Estimate: GBP 3000 - 5000