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Marlik Bronze Spearhead with Linear Decoration
Marlik Bronze Spearhead with Linear Decoration
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14th-10th century B.C. Of triangular shape with projecting midribs with vertical grooves alongside, long folded socketted shaft with eighteen horizontal grooves at the base, hole for attachment to a wooden shaft. Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 271. 436 grams total, 61 cm high including stand (24 in.).

Ex German collection, 1980s. From a Surrey, UK, private collection, 1990s.

This specimen belongs to the type VIII, subtype B of the Khorasani classification. Similar specimens were excavated in the Marlik Royal cemetery by Dr Negahban. The spearheads of this type are characterised by well projecting mid-ribs and long, folded sockets.
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Marlik Bronze Spearhead with Linear Decoration

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