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.

CONDITION

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