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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.

Provenance

Ex old English collection.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

Literature

Cf. Nicolle, D., The military technology of the Classical Islam, Edinburgh, 1982, volume I, fig.120.

Footnotes

The 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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