A large bronze arrowhead point with central strengthening rib, the body ending in defined barbs, and a tang for fixing to the wooden shaft.
Supplied with a modern acrylic display stand.
 
Luristan Iron age I: Circa 900-700 BC.
 
Very Fine condition: Complete and intact, with pale green patina and light accretions.
Length 16.5 cms (6.5 ins)
 
Provenance: Ex RS. Collection purchased on UK art market 1990-2006
 
For similar, see Oscar White Muscarella, Bronze and Iron; Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 1988), p.290, no. 400