Bronze Hook-Tanged Spear - image 1

Middle Bronze Age III

Bronze Hook-Tanged Spear

Bronze spear-head or 'hook-tanged weapon'; cast and hammered; the blade has angled shoulders and tapers inwards to the point; elongated square-sectioned tang ending in a hook; the edges of the blade are damaged in places. Dimensions: Length: 32 centimetres max Object Type: spear-head; weapon Series: Catling Type A.1.d Techniques: cast; hammered

Date

1750 - 1650 BC

Accession No.

1899,1229.57

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Klavdia