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Spearhead
Cypriote
Bronze Age, Early or Middle Cypriote Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.401
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Archery, spears, javelins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 539; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 126 (additional published references).
DescriptionSpearhead. The blade is flat with a ridge in the middle. The edges are ragged and of irregular flatness. Dull green incrustation.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)