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LOT 1395
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
MEDIEVAL IRON INCENDIARY FIRE ARROWHEAD WITH PIERCED CROSS
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
4 34/ in. (37 grams, 12.1 cm).
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
4 34/ in. (37 grams, 12.1 cm).
The wide blade with an incised cross motif, pierced through at the end of each arm, long tang with a collar.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the French art market.
From the private collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
FOOTNOTES:
The central void was included to allow cloth soaked in tallow to be bound around the arrowhead; this was ignited before shooting.
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