Socketed Bronze Spear-Head - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Socketed Bronze Spear-Head

Bronze socketed spear-head; elongated leaf-shaped spear with pointed tip; cross-shaped profile with high, rounded central ridge; tubular socket broadens towards base; one pierced rivet hole near base; cast and hammered; one piece of socket base broken off; slightly corroded. Dimensions: Length: 21 centimetres; Thickness: 2 centimetres; Width: 2 centimetres Object Type: spear-head Techniques: hammered; cast; pierced

Date

1450 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

1897,0401.1488

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi