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PROPERTY FROM A TEXAS PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CELTIC BRONZE DAGGER AND SCABBARD
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A CELTIC BRONZE DAGGER AND SCABBARD
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
The blade with a ridged midrib, the square guard with a central cut-out arch conforming to the tap on the hilt, the biconical handle-grip bisected by a disk, the pommel in the form of a double-axe with a lozenge-shaped finial, the scabbard with hatched edges and a ridged midrib, with a double-knob and disk chape, the locket wired in place, with hooked openwork flanges on either side and four gadrooned projections to frame the guard
15 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) long
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
The blade with a ridged midrib, the square guard with a central cut-out arch conforming to the tap on the hilt, the biconical handle-grip bisected by a disk, the pommel in the form of a double-axe with a lozenge-shaped finial, the scabbard with hatched edges and a ridged midrib, with a double-knob and disk chape, the locket wired in place, with hooked openwork flanges on either side and four gadrooned projections to frame the guard
15 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) long
Provenance
with Robert Haber, New York.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1986.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1986.
Sale room notice
This Lot is Withdrawn.