Etruscan Bronze Spearhead with raised central rib

Description

circa 5th Century B.C.

Size
Length 18.3cms

Condition
Largely complete. Partially encrusted

Medium
Antiquities: Greek, Roman & Egyptian

Provenance
Harold Pederson Collection sold Christies, London (11/78)

Literature
From about 900 B.C. the Etruscan civilisation covered great stretches of Western Italy, Corsica and the upper reaches of Eastern Italy until it was gradually absorbed into the expanding Roman Republic

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Etruscan Bronze Spearhead with raised central rib

Lot 0430

Estimate A$1,100-A$1,350

Apr 19, 2026, 3:21 AM EDT

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