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LOT 1398

Mesopotamian Bronze Arrowhead Collection

CIRCA 1800-900 B.C.

1 3/4 - 3 1/2 in. (330 grams total, 44-90 mm).

Including leaf-shaped, barbed, and other small types. [35]

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Literature

See Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.289ff, for similar.

Footnotes

Paddle-shaped arrowheads with a flat, comparatively wide mid-rib and the blade shaped to a point were typical of Old Babylonian Empire. The shoulders were pronounced and the arrowhead had a rectangular section tapering tang.

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LOT 1398

Mesopotamian Bronze Arrowhead Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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