Luristan Bronze Age 'Barbed' Arrowhead
Copper alloy, 25.24 grams; 153.30 mm. Circa 14th - 10th century BC. Type V, subcatagory subtype C. A large triangular arrowhead with barbed shoulders; an elongated, triangular shape with barbed shoulders, convex sides, and a raised midrib with a harpe central line. It has a very long rectangular-sectioned tang, ending in a square-shaped tip. Ref: similar to one found in Tomb 52; Trench XXIII G; see Negathban (1995:82, plate XII, 156), Arms and Armor from Iran by M M Khorasani; page 743, Cat. 467. Good very fine condition. Found Luristan. Ex old English collection.