Bronze Age European Spear Blade

A Bronze Age European bronze spear blade with a strong middle rib and offset edge. It has a round, slightly conical socket pierced for attachment to the spear shaft.

Late Bronze Age, Central Europe.

Hallstatt, ca. 1200 - 900 BC.

Height: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm).

The inhabitants of Central Europe from Gaul to the Danube Basin in the second millennium BC coalesced into a culture identified in the archaeological record by large well defined cemeteries containing numerous cremation burials contained in cinerary urns. The graves were often accompanied by bronze tools and ornaments. The wealthiest burials were those of warriors and princes, often containing finely made bronze swords, spears, and adornments.

Formerly in a European private collection.

Inv#: 7204

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$2,750