8th-6th century BC. A bronze spear-butt, square-section body tapering to a squared end, grooved cylindrical shaft ornamented with raised knobs, the socket pierced twice for attachment. See similar spear-butts in Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, p.392, nos.518-519; Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 1, London, 2002, item 34, p.36; see also Calmeyer, P., 'Zu einigen vernachlässigen Aspekten medischer Kunst' in Bagherzadeh, F., Proceedings of the IInd annual symposium on Archaeological Research in Iran, 29 October-1st November 1973, Teheran, 1973, pp.112-123. 526 grams, 34cm (13 1/2"). Ex Abelita family collection, 1980-2015. According to Muscarella, these objects with round and hollow tangs could be classified as spear-butts. Similar examples have been published by Calmeyer, 1974, nos.53-55. Condition Report Fine condition. Very rare.