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LOT 1130
Western Asiatic Socketted Spearhead
21ST-20TH CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (240 grams, 15.5 cm).
With a pointed biconvex blade of thick rhomboid section and strong midrib. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
See Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2,105, pl.427, for the type.
Footnotes
This spearhead is classified as subtype L 5.B.c of the mid-length spearheads by Gernez. This typology of spears is essentially known from the East Arabian Peninsula (Jebel Hafit, Samad al Shan). Various spearheads were found in the temple area at Barbar (Bahrain). One specimen was also found in Tepe Hissar (Tepe Hissar IIIC period).
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