13th-7th century BC. An iron short sword with slender double-edged blade and pointed tip; bronze handle with narrow lower guard with incised chevron motifs, balustered handle, discoid pommel with curving edges, the upper face with incised chevron border; mounted on custom-made display stand. 1.6 kg, 67cm including stand (26 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s; formerly in a 1980s collection.