Western Asiatic Bronze Arrowhead Collection

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 5/8 - 6 in. (150 grams total, 11.7-15.4 cm).

Comprising five tanged arrowheads with raised midribs, one with barbed shoulders. [5]

Provenance

London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Literature

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

Footnotes

One category of the represented arrowheads has a sharp blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more triangular. Another form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib and triangular blade, with a stop at the tang.

CONDITION

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