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Long bronze spearhead with a leaf-shaped blade, central ridge and hollow shaft socket
Photograph of the object Bronze spearhead from Cyprus, ca. 1200-1100 BCE; 35.4 cm long. A weapon shown for comparison, not the Newe Yam sword. The Met, 74.51.5309.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 74.51.5309 · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0

Object · ca. 1200-1100 BCE

Bronze spearhead from Cyprus

A leaf-shaped blade with a pronounced midrib and a socket with two rivet holes. The record even describes the fabric impression left on the socket; what it lacks is a findspot.

Region
Cyprus
Material
Bronze
Held by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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