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Copper Alloy Spear-Head, Middle Bronze Age III Cypriot weapons & armour
Copper Alloy Spear-Head, Middle Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1750–1450 BC. British Museum, 1884,1210.184.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Middle Bronze Age III

Copper Alloy Spear-Head

Copper alloy spear-head with a hooked tang; cast and hammered. Long tapering blade with angular shoulders; prominent mid-rib, lozenze-shaped in section; the sides of the bladed are damaged, probably from corrosion. The spear-head has been cleaned of corrosion product on the surface. Dimensions: Length: 45 centimetres; Width: 3.50 centimetres max (below shoulder) Object Type: spear-head Techniques: cast; hammered

Classification

Object type
Weapon
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Date
1750 - 1450 BC

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Phoenikiais

Identifiers

Accession no.
1884,1210.184, British Museum · Museum record

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