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Rare Eastern European Celtic Scythian Cavalry Spear Head Iron Socketed – 52. 5 Cm

Rare Eastern European Celtic Scythian Cavalry Spear Head Iron Socketed – 52. 5 cm

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Reference Number: Avaluer:62338 Colour: Black
Type: Spears Material: Cast Iron
Provenance: AP Private Collection formed in the 1990s
Original Description:
Visit Our ShopAdd To Saved SellersJoin Our NewsletterContact UsRare Eastern European Celtic Scythian Cavalry Spear Head Iron SocketedDescriptionDate:1st – 2nd Century BC – Novokairy Wetland Tributaries:Size:length at 52.5 cm: width at widest point 4.5 cm: weight at 362 grams:Based in what ismodern-day Ukraine, southern European Russia and Crimea, the western Scythianswere ruled be a wealthy class known as the Royal Scyths. The Scythiansestablished and controlled the Silk Road, a v...ast trade network connectingGreece, Persia, India and China, perhaps contributing to the contemporaryflourishing of those civilizations: Settled metalworkers made portable decorativeobjects for the Scythians. These objects survive mainly in metal, forming a distinctiveScythian art: This spear is almost certainlyan item used specifically by the cavalry and its use would have been like thatof the legendary Cataphracts alsoseen in the ancient world: This spear is a rare survivorand has been carefully conserved via detailed oxide removal: The externalfinishes are now of a display museum quality and the final process of theconservation was a sealing of micro-wax: It is complete to tip to hollow rolledshaft, which has a single retention hole seen: Condition: Extremely Fine Display Grade:The long thin leaf-shapedblade has a slight lateral kink seen to its entire length [best appreciated in picture 4]: This is due to theblade resting at depth in the sludge of a river-bed, which subsequently haddried: The kink is approximately 1 cm over the length of 42 cm: To the haft aperturewe can still appreciate the remains of iron oxidised timber [picture 7] from the original woodenspear pole: Provenance:The spear survives an oldSlavic collection and was said to have been recovered in the late 1980’s in thearea off-flowing to reservoir wetland in the Novokairy region : Partof my private collection begun in the mid-1990’s:Copyright Ancient Pasts | All rights reservedShippingUK Royal Mail Special Delivery: International Royal Mail Tracked and Signed:ReturnsAvailable please contact us for Terms and Conditions:PaymentWe accept payment via Debit & Credit Card and PayPal. All transactions are 100% secure.

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