6th century BC. A bronze long javelin with slender rectangular-section blade, three raised bosses to base; tubular tapering socket with herringbone and circumferential banding, raised bosses to the lower end with piercings; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.1 kg, 56.5cm including stand (22 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s; formerly in a 1980s collection.