Lot 45A
Central Asia/Ancient Near East, Scythian culture, ca. 7th century BCE. A tall cast bronze spear head with high copper content. A short, leaf-shaped blade with a low ridge flows into a thick, flattened diamond-shaped shaft and then down into a butt end. The blade has a distinctive shape, with a wide end that rapidly tapers to a point. Comes with custom stand. Size: 2.15" W x 15.4" H (5.5 cm x 39.1 cm); height on stand: 16.7" H (42.4 cm).
Much of what we know of this culture comes from the incredibly rich burials of elite Scythians. Burial structures during this time were ovoid or rectangular pits, sometimes with wooden structures and, in the region of the North Black Sea, catacombs. Packed inside these tombs were a profusion of rich items, including an array of bronze weapons like this one. For example, the Ukrainian tomb of a female Scythian warrior who died in combat - with a battle axe through the skull and a bronze arrowhead in her leg - contained a massive armored belt, a quiver with 20 bronze arrows with painted shafts, glass beads, pearls, silver and bronze bracelets, a bronze mirror, a tray filled with food for the afterlife - and, close to her body, two spear heads.
Provenance: Ex-Private LA County collection formed over the period between 1980 and 2000.
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- Condition: Slight losses to edges commensurate with age; shape is excellent.
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