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LOT 1146
Mesopotamian Bronze Blade
2100-2000 B.C.
10 in. (142 grams, 25.5 cm).
Leaf-shaped with prominent midrib, cylindrical neck with flared base, square-section tang with expanding turned finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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.
Footnotes
The type belongs to the category of tripartite lances with 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.
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