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LOT 1544
Greek Iron Lancehead
MAGNA GRAECIA, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
16 7/8 in. (277 grams total, 43 cm including stand (lance 25.8 cm)).
Blade widened at the base, ribbed, conical socket with wooden remains.
ProvenanceFrom the famous arms and armour collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, Germany.
Ex Hermann Historica, Munich, Germany, 4 May 2011, no.1783 (lot).
From a private specialist collection, London, UK.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Hermann Historica catalogue pages.
Cf. Bottini, A., Gli strumenti della guerra in Lucania,Bari, 1994, p.74, for similar specimens.
FootnotesThe spear finds an almost identical parallel in two spearheads from Lavello, found associated with a Corinthian helmet and a sword, as part of Burial objects, dating back to around the middle of the 6th century BC. This type of hoplite weaponry was used by individual warriors, who, in Daunia (South Italic Apulia), while adopting Greek models, fought on horseback, according to a fighting style centred on the heroic duel between leaders.
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