An ancient Egyptian bronze short sword blade, double edged with a wide mid rib, waisted where the hilt once was, the pommel of crescent form, once inlaid with ivory or stone.
New Kingdom,
Ca. 1550 - 1070 BC.
Length: 19 3/4 in. in. (50 cm).
cf.: The Brooklyn Museum of Art, inv. no. 09.889.339
Formerly in a New York private collection, acquired in Israel.
