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LOT 1420

Greek and Other Bronze Arrowhead Collection

CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

1 - 1 5/8 in. (63.5 grams total, 24-42 mm).

The group comprising triangular trilobate types, all socketted. [20]

Provenance

Ex London art market, 1980-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. similar Graeco-Persian arrowheads in Head, D., The Achaemenid Persian Army, Stockport, 1992, figs.13,16.

Footnotes

In the Greek warfare, archers were mainly employed by Scythians and Cretans. Both used composite bows made of wood, horn, bone and sinew. This explains the great range of Scythian arrowheads found on the Greek sites.

CONDITION

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LOT 1420

Greek and Other Bronze Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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