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LOT 1499
Luristan Bronze Spearhead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 1/2 in. (608 grams, 34.2 cm).
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with a raised midrib extending to the shaft with a flared collar, rectangular-section tang with curved end and a button finial.
Provenance
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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, for type.
Footnotes
The type belongs to the category of tripartite lances with a 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 the shaft of a similar spear found at Tepe Hissar have allowed the reconstruction of the length of the spear reaching up to 1.40 m.
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