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LOT 1201
Massive West Persian Bronze Spearhead
CIRCA 12TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
20 5/8 in. (674 grams, 52.5 cm).
With heavily ridged and tapered blade, short collared shaft and tapered bent tang with round stud terminal.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
See Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, p.36, no.40; Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, s. cat 280, for type.
FootnotesThe weapon belongs to the type 1 of the Khorasani spearhead classification, mainly from Marlik or Amlash areas. Similar pieces have been dated by Stutzinger to 1200-1100 B.C., but the period of use is attested at least until the 1000 B.C.
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LOT 1201
Massive West Persian Bronze Spearhead
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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