Bronze Tanged Spear-Head - image 1

Early Bronze Age II

Bronze Tanged Spear-Head

Bronze tanged spear-head; cast and hammered; prominent mid-rib; long tang twisted back on itself at the top; roubded shoulder with cuts junction of tang with blade making for a 'heart-shaped' appearance. Dimensions: Length: 26 centimetres; Weight: 170.62 centimetres; Thickness: 0.30 centimetres blade ; Thickness: 1.10 centimetres mid-rib ; Width: 4 centimetres max (shoulder) Object Type: spear-head Techniques: cast; hammered

Date

2300 - 1900 BC

Accession No.

1903,1215.30

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus