Bronze spear-butt, Archaic, ca. 500 , Greek, Bronze, total length 16 5/8 in. ( cm); length without socket 10 13/16 in

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Bronze spear-butt, Archaic, ca. 500 , Greek, Bronze, total length 16 5/8 in. ( cm); length without socket 10 13/16 in. ( cm), Bronzes, A spear-butt covers the end of a spear that touches the ground. This particularly fine example bears the inscription sacred to the Tyndaridai from the Heraeans. The Tyndaridae are Kastor and Polydeukes

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