Iron Age - Pakistan - Swat River Valley - Iron Spearhead > Lot No. 651

Description:
Circa 500 BC-100 AD. A socketted iron spearhead, with remnant of wood shaft (dessicated); the triangular blade with incised decoration of crescents and lines at the base; the socket forged from the stem, with incised chevron decoration and shaft-retaining rivet.

Measurements:
485 mm.

Condition:
Fine, with some slight distortion to the blade.

Export licence:
No

Estimate: £90 - 120 (EUR 110 - 150; USD 140 - 190)

Auction date: Friday 19th March 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £95