Late Bronze Age III
Bronze Leaf Spear
Bronze spear-head; slender, leaf-shaped blade of unusual length for this type; tubular socket broadening towards the base, with a single small perforation 2.5 cm from the end; prominent rounded midrib on both sides, giving a lozenge-shaped profile; cast in a two-piece mould and hammered; blade tapers slightly. Dimensions: Length: 41 centimetres; Width: 3 centimetres blade (max.) ; Width: 2 centimetres socket Object Type: spear-head Techniques: cast; hammered
Date
1300 - 1100 BC
Accession No.
1896,0201.18
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Episkopi-Bamboula
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