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LOT 1191
Ummayad Bronze Spearhead
7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/8 in. (245 grams, 34 cm).
Formed with a broadly triangular blade, narrow neck and tapering round-section socket.
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Cf. Nicolle, D., The military technology of the Classical Islam, Edinburgh, 1982, volume I, fig.120.
FootnotesThe basic Arabic term for a spear or lance, whether used by cavalry or infantry, was rumh. In the 7th century it normally would have been ten or twelve cubits long, i.e. four and a half metres.
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LOT 1191
Ummayad Bronze Spearhead
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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