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LOT 0360
Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
11TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/8 in. (64 grams, 13 cm).
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with prominent midrib extending to a flaring socket; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market, 2000.
Private collection, Europe.
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