Description:

India, Gangetic Basin, Copper Hoard Culture, ca. 1000 BCE. This is a delicate copper harpoon with a fine point and striated surface. Copper artifacts like this harpoon, and axes and adze heads, all with elegant proportions and nice craftsmanship, are all we know of this culture. Some scholars have suggested that the copper and sometimes bronze objects associated with it are evidence of a trade route and culture influence from the Ancient Near East, particularly Luristan. These harpoons were likely made for hunting, but a large number of them have also been excavated from temples, such as those found at the Temple of Somesvar Mahadeva (1891). They may therefore have had some votive function as well as a utilitarian one. Size: 9.1" L (23.1 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Historia Antiques, James Caswell, Santa Monica, CA

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  • Condition: Small areas of patina/encrustation, but generally nice condition.

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