Diamond Barbed Arrow-head, Archaic II Cypriot weapons & armour — Diamond Barbed Arrow-head, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–525 BC. British Museum, 1898,1201.239.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Diamond Barbed Arrow-head

Copper alloy arrow-head, barbed with tang. Ridge along middle with a central burr gives the arrow a diamond shape section. Dimensions: Length: 4.30 centimetres; Width: 1.80 centimetres max Object Type: arrow-head Series: Baitinger IA5 Techniques: cast

Classification

Object type: Weapon
Material: MetalCopper and bronze
Period: probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date: 600 - 525 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus
Findspot: Hala Sultan Tekke

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Accession No.

1898,1201.239

Collection

Provenance

Hala Sultan Tekke

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