Description:

**Previously Listed At $300

Ancient Near East, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age II, ca. 1400 BCE. A bronze socketed spearhead with short palmate spear point with slight ridge and flared conical socket; also an elegant small flat axe head with an elongated ovoid socket. Size of largest (spearhead): 8.8" L x 1.25" W (22.4 cm x 3.2 cm)

A gorgeous butted spearhead, with four conical points on the butt and a curved axe head around a cylindrical socket. This piece would be wonderful for a fan of Biblical Archaeology. This is in the style of axe heads from Hazor, which is described in the Book of Joshua as the head of the Canaanite city-states, and the site of one of Joshua's most important victories in the Israelites conquest of the Promised Land. Archaeological expeditions from 1955 to 1958 revealed Middle and Late Bronze age temples, palaces, and fortifications, as well as a range of artifacts including cuneiform tablets, ivory objects, a basalt statue of a god, and bronze items like this one.

Provenance: Ex-Estate of John Piscopo. Mr. Piscopo was one of the largest collectors of ancient weapons in the US with a collection that spanned all cultures, all ages.

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#116784

  • Condition: All in excellent shape, with some archaeological deposits and dark patina. Small loss as shown to tip of butted axe head and top point of butt.

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