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Western Asiatic Bronze Javelin Head
Western Asiatic Bronze Javelin Head
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Late 3rd millennium B.C. Featuring a tripartite weapon with short, narrow leafy blade, elongated stem decorated by embossed geometric lines and folded tang. Cf.Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.91, subtype L2 E.a. 220 grams, 32.3 cm (12 3/4 in.).

Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

The points within this typology are biconvex or leaf-shaped, not very sharp. These types of spears have been found in the tombs of Palestine from Tell el-'Ajjul (tomb 227) to the sites of the central plains and the banks of Jordan: Yavne, 'Ain Samiya, Jebel Qa'aqir, tombs G 83 and M 13 of Jericho, tombs 2100 and 2111 of Lachish. All are dated to the last two centuries of the 3rd millennium.

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Western Asiatic Bronze Javelin Head

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