Very long iron lance head
€450
available
Object number
AR3295
| Object: |
Lancehead
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| Material: |
Iron
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| Date: |
Probably about 1st Millennium B.C. from the area in Caucasus which was later inhabited by the Maeotians. However, it should not be forgotten that very similar iron weapons were used by various cultures over many centuries, and similar shapes are known from later times as well . Therefore, any attribution without a known finding context finally remains speculative. |
| Description: |
Lance head with conical socket and long leaf-shaped blade.
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| Size: |
Length 415 mm.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition for an iron object. Some chips at end of socket and blade, however mainly intact with very nicely preserved surface.
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| Reference: |
See A. Leskov, Grabschätze der Adygeen (Munich 1990) Nr. 208f. For dating of ancient iron weapons, see also remarks above under "date". |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2022 at a German auction house. Ex private collection D.T., Southern Germany. Acquired in the early 1980s.
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| Authenticity: |
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