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Greek Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead Greek Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead Greek Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead Greek Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead Greek Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead Greek Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead
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LOT 1880

Greek Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

12 5/8 in. (184 grams, 32 cm).

Comprising a triangular blade with a narrow midrib, a short tang with two attachment studs in situ.

Provenance

Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

Literature

Cf. Negahban, E., Weapons from Marlik, Berlin, 1995, plate IX, no.117; Khorasani M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 283, for type.

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LOT 1880

Greek Bronze Tanged and Rivetted Spearhead

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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