The tapering blade lozenge in section, with beveled edges, the mid-rib rounded, the curved butt notched on either side, preserving four rivets for attachment to a separately-made hilt, mounted on a modern stand
12³⁄₄ in. (32.4 cm.) long

Alfred E. Mirksy (1900 - 1974) collection.
Property from the collection of Alfred E. Mirsky, sold for the benefit of the graduate student program of the Rockefeller University;
Christie's, New York, 16 June 2006, lot 55.
with Rupert Wace, London, acquired from the above sale.
Sir Richard Ground OBE (1949-2014), Derbyshire, UK.

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For a similar example see no. 11.54, p. 108 in MacGregor, ed., Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green.