Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus
Bronze Hook-Tanged Spear-head, Middle Bronze Age III Cypriot weapons & armour
Bronze Hook-Tanged Spear-head, Middle Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1750–1650 BC. British Museum, 1899,1229.55.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Middle Bronze Age III

Bronze Hook-Tanged Spear-head

Bronze spear-head or 'hook-tanged weapon'; cast and hammered; the blade has angled shoulders and tapers inwards to the point; prominent mid-rib; elongated square-sectioned tang ending in a hook; rather high mid-rib; the edges of the blade are damaged in places. Dimensions: Length: 39.70 centimetres max Object Type: spear-head; weapon Series: Catling Type A.1.d Techniques: cast; hammered

Classification

Object type
Weapon
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Period
probablyBronze AgeMiddle Cypriot (Middle Bronze Age)
Date
1750 - 1650 BC
Findspot
Klavdhia-Tremithos

Browse the catalogue by ware, shape, period and more →

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Klavdia

Identifiers

Accession no.
1899,1229.55, British Museum · Museum record

Corrections and additions

Do you know this object?

We are always looking for more of an object's history: who owned it, where it was sold or shown, and where it was published.

Missing from this record

  • No publication recorded

We would like to hear about

  • Earlier owners, sales or exhibitions
  • Publications that illustrate or mention it
  • Where it is now, if it has moved
  • Better photographs, or a close parallel
  • A mistake in what we say about it
Write to us

or alexis@ancientcyprus.com

Messages are read by us alone and kept confidential, unless the law requires otherwise. Tell us if you would like to be thanked by name on the page.

Similar pieces