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LOT 1822
Greek and Scythian Bronze Arrowhead Collection
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
5/8 - 2 in. (180 grams total, 16-52 mm).
A mixed group of socketted and tanged arrowheads.
Provenance
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. similar Graeco-Persian arrowheads in Head, D., The Achaemenid Persian Army, Stockport, 1992, figs.13,16.
Footnotes
In ancient 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.
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