EARLY SCYTHIAN DAGGER WITH LONG BLADE

Ca. 700 - 500 BC An Early Scythian bronze curved dagger with superb hammering and lovely grooves as decoration. Primarily a tool, this blade would have been capable of fulfilling both utilitarian and battlefield purposes. It may have once featured a wooden or bone handle.
Size: 220mm x 25mm; Weight: 60g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600