Bronze spearhead

Unknown

ca. 1200–1100 BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

Leaf-shaped blade with a strongly marked midrib; two rivet-holes in socket. A wooden shaft would have been attached to this spearhead. There is an impression of woven fabric near the end of the tubular socket, and of binding near the shoulder.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1200–1100 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76