
Middle Bronze Age III
Bronze Hook-Tanged Spear-Head
Bronze spear-head or 'hook-tanged weapon'; cast and hammered; the blade has angled shoulders (possibly chiseled) and tapers inwards to the point; prominent mid-rib; elongated square-sectioned tang ending in a hook; the edges of the blade are damaged in places and the metal is pitted. Dimensions: Length: 21.50 centimetres max Object Type: spear-head; weapon Series: Catling Type A.1.d Techniques: cast; hammered; chiselled (?)
Date
1750 - 1650 BC
Accession No.
1899,1229.60
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Klavdia
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