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LOT 1784
Western Asiatic Bronze Spear Blade
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 5/8 in. (347 grams, 29.6 cm).
With an ovate blade, prominent central rib and rounded shoulders, square-section shaft with flared lateral spurs forming a collar, rectangular tang with narrow tip.
Provenance
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Literature
Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.628, no.275, for type.
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LOT 1784
Western Asiatic Bronze Spear Blade
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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