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LOT 1074
Western Asiatic Tanged Leaf-Shaped Spearhead
CIRCA 21ST-MID 15TH CENTURY B.C.
11 in. (315 grams, 27.7 cm).
A large bronze tripartite spearhead with biconvex blade and flattened tang.
Provenance
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980-2015.
Literature
See similar spearhead in Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.88, pl.319, for the type.
Footnotes
The spearhead belongs to the subtype L2.B.d of the Gernez classification.
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LOT 1074
Western Asiatic Tanged Leaf-Shaped Spearhead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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