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LOT 1612
Amlash Bronze Spearhead
12TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.
17 1/8 in. (432 grams, 43.5 cm).
A foliate blade with central rib and slender shoulders, short rectangular shaft and tang.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s. cat.278, 280, for type.
Footnotes
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the spear-head classification of Khorasani, mainly originating from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C.
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LOT 1612
Amlash Bronze Spearhead
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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