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LOT 1090
Estimate
GBP (£) 250 - 350
EUR (€) 290 - 400
USD ($) 310 - 430
£150 (EUR 173; USD 186) (+bp*)
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AMLASH TANGED SPEARHEAD
12TH CENTURY B.C.
19 1/4 in. (637 grams, 49 cm).
12TH CENTURY B.C.
19 1/4 in. (637 grams, 49 cm).
Composed of a tapering leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib, splayed neck and tapering tang.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the London art market, prior to 1980s.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
LITERATURE:
See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s. cat 280, for type.
FOOTNOTES:
The weapon belongs to the type 1 of the Khorasani spearhead classification, mainly from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C.
