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LOT 1502

Large Luristan Bronze Spearhead

LATE 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

16 1/8 in. (504 grams, 41cm).

Leaf-shaped blade with pronounced midrib and thick neck, flared base, square-section tang with stud.

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. Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.88, type L2.B., variant L2.B.c

Footnotes

The type belongs to the category of tripartite lances with long pointed biconvex blade and single bevelled tang. In this typology the blade, of rhomboidal section, is usually well balanced. The stem, medium or short, is widened at its base and forms a fairly clean stop. Elements of shaft of a similar spear found at Tepe Hissar has allowed to reconstruct the length of the spear reaching up to 1.40 m.

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LOT 1502

Large Luristan Bronze Spearhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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