Urartrian Bronze Sword circa 800 - 701 B.C.

[Jack Loomes]

Double-edged copper blade of flattened hexagonal section with separately cast and forged, richly decorated bronze handle with finely incised decorations.

Ca. 8th Century BC

L. 31 1/8 in. (79 cm.)

Ex German collection.

Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 248.

Source: royalathena.com/PAGES/NearEasternCatalog/Bronze/HMU01.html