ANCIENT NEAR EAST. Levant & the Near East. Amarlu (Northern Iran) Tanged Spear Head. Circa 1200 - 1100 BC. (14.5" / 37 cm long). Long, narrow blade with rounded tip and raised central spine; short tang of square cross section, clenched at tip. Khourasani, Arms and Armor From Iran (2006), 285. Intact; smooth deep green patina.
From the Kenneth W. Dorney Collection.
A near-perfect specimen of a rare type