Lot 206
CELTIBERIAN DAGGER
NORTHERN IBERIA, LATE BRONZE AGE, EARLY FIRST MILLENIUM BC
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 27 November 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£938
Description
cast and hammered bronze, the tapering blade with subtle midrib, two incisions in the tang form a decorative element at the join with the handle, superb blue-green patina
Dimensions
34.5cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, collection number AG - W373. Exhibited at the Guttmann museum with supporting image (see online).
Note:
The distinctive inward flare of the tang leaving two open circles where the handle joins the blade suggests an attribution to the Castro Culture of northern Iberia, for a close parallel see The Archaeological Museum, Madrid