Luristan Bronze Socketed Spearhead

GBP 325.00

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Object Description

A fine Luristan bronze spearhead featuring an ovate blade with a prominent midrib. The sharp uneven edges of the blade terminate into round shoulders and slope into a long, folded socket. The base is pierced with a hole on either side. Spearheads of this type, with sockets as long or longer than the blade are characteristic of Caucasian and West Persian regions during the late second and early first Millennium BC.

Date: Circa 1800-600 BC

Object Condition

Very fine condition. Green patination and encrustation covers the surface.

Object Details

  • material
  • dimensions
    W:3.8 x H:31.3 centimeters

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The Gallery
Trent Park Equestrian Centre
Eastpole Farm House, Bramley Road
Oakwood, N14 4UW, United Kingdom

St James's Ancient Art
10 Charles II Street, Ground Floor
St James
London
SW1Y 4AA

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