Luristan Bronze Age 'Jet-like' Arrowhead
Copper alloy, 18.39 grams; 141.11 mm. Circa 1000 BC. A beautiful arrowhead with jet-like wings, resembling a stylized flying bird. It has a very long rectangular-sectioned tang, ending in a wedge-shaped tip. Ref: Arms and Armor from Iran by M M Khorasani; page 738, Cat. 441. Good very fine condition. Found Luristan. Ex old English collection.