Bronze Socketed Spear-head - image 1

Late Bronze Age I

Bronze Socketed Spear-head

Bronze socketed spear-head; elongated leaf-shaped spear with rounded tip; elliptical profile with low, rounded central ridge; tubular socket broadens towards base; at least one pierced rivet hole at base, possibly two but the area of the second is obscured by oxidisation; cast and hammered. Dimensions: Length: 18.70 centimetres; Thickness: 1.90 centimetres; Width: 2.80 centimetres Object Type: spear-head Techniques: cast; hammered; pierced

Date

1650 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.1491

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi