The Egyptian Bronze Age Khopesh Nubian Variant Ser. 29040 is a Edged - Antique first produced in -898. It carries a scarcity score of 95/100 based on tracked survey data, with 9 active listings currently on the secondary market and a global benchmark price of $56,406.
This khopesh is a Nubian variant of the sickle-sword form that became emblematic of Bronze and Iron Age Egyptian arms, its curved, single-edged blade descending from earlier Near Eastern sickle-sword designs adopted into Egypt during the New Kingdom. By the time this piece was produced, circa 898 BCE, Egypt had entered the Third Intermediate Period and the khopesh had largely receded from front-line military use, surviving instead as a ceremonial and status weapon closely tied to royal and elite iconography along the Nile. Nubian successor cultures to the south, including the emerging Kingdom of Kush, continued to produce and value the form, reflecting the deep cultural exchange between Egyptian and Nubian societies along the middle Nile. As a type, the khopesh remains one of the most recognizable edged weapons of the ancient African Bronze and Iron Ages, documented extensively in temple reliefs, tomb art, and archaeological finds across the region.