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A LARGE BRONZE CYPRIOT SPEAR HEAD, C. 1900-1450 BC

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A LARGE BRONZE CYPRIOT SPEAR HEAD, C. 1900-1450 BC
A LARGE BRONZE CYPRIOT SPEAR HEAD, C. 1900-1450 BC
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A LARGE BRONZE CYPRIOT SPEAR HEAD, C. 1900-1450 BC

Cyprus, ca. 1900-1450 BC. Heavily cast, a large central ridge extending down the blade tapering to the point. The shaft is attached to a hooked tang for secure attachment.

Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, and small nicks to the blade. The bronze is covered in a naturally grown patina with vibrant malachite encrustations.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 798 g
Dimensions: 42.8 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare related examples in the British Museum, registration numbers 1884,1210.184 and 1969,1231.121.


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A LARGE BRONZE CYPRIOT SPEAR HEAD, C. 1900-1450 BC

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