ANCIENT BRONZE LONG SPEARHEAD
Ca. 1200-700 BC.
A long bronze spear with an elongated leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib, sharpened edges that taper gradually to a pointed tip. Finished with a tang for insertion into a haft. Cf. Muscarella, O. W. (1988). Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Size: L:385mm / W:45mm ; 435g
Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1980s.
Estimate: GBP 200 - 400