Two Ancient Near Eastern spearheads, c. 800-600 Bronze. Quadrangular points with pierced sockets for shaft attachment. Richly decorated with incised rings, knot bands and spikes. Lengths and cm. Beautiful patina. Axel Guttmann Collection (inv. no. AG 151a and AG 151e). Provenance: Christie's, 6th November 2002, lot 34. Cf. Muscarella, Bronze and Iron, Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, p. 392, no. 518, 519. historic, historical, ancient world, ancient world, ancient times, object,, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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