ANCIENT BRONZE SPEARHEAD
Western Asiatic/Aegean, Ca. 1200-700 BC.
A bronze spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped blade and barbs, wide raised midrib, and a short socket that transitions into a small tang for insertion into a haft. Good condition, beautiful patina. Cf. Muscarella, Oscar White, Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 398, p. 290.
Size: L:165mm / W:32mm ; 35g
Provenance: Private London collection since the 1990.
Estimate: GBP 75 - 150