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LOT 1441

Luristan Bronze Spearhead Blade

14TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.

18 1/4 in. (45 grams, 46.5 cm).

With rounded shoulders and square-sectioned mid-rib running to the blade tip; short tang with fastening hole.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.628, no.275, for type.

Footnotes

The spearhead belongs to the type VI spearhead of the Khorasani classification. It is characterised by a long blade and short tang, slightly rounded shoulders and pronounced midrib. Similar weapons were excavated by Prof. Negahban in the royal cemetery of Marlik.

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LOT 1441

Luristan Bronze Spearhead Blade

Sold for (Inc. bp): £211

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