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LOT 1286
European Bronze Age Leaf-Shaped Spearhead
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/4 in. (242 grams, 23.5 cm).
With leaf-shaped oval blade, thick short midrib, short shaft with fastening holes and circumferential ring for the opening.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Leshtakov, L., ‘Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Bronze Spear- and Javelinheads in Bulgaria in the Context of Southeastern Europe’ in Archaeologia Bulgarica, XV, 2, (2011), 25-52, fig.4 and fig.8, letter D.
FootnotesThis type of lanceolate spearhead is very common across the Balkans and the Carpathian basin. It originates from Hungary or possibly the Czech Republic.
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LOT 1286
European Bronze Age Leaf-Shaped Spearhead
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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