Lot 1015
Monumental spearhead, Celtic, Middle La Tène period, 3rd–2nd centuries B.C.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Unusually large lance tip with triangular parade (66 cm) above a comparatively short head (10.5 cm), rounded at the bottom where it draws into the socket, tapering progressively towards the point with nearly straight sides. A convex medial rib runs along the centre, continuing the upper end of the socket in the lower section and becoming more angular towards the point. Minor chips to the cutting edges. Otherwise very well preserved, professionally conserved and stabilised. Total length 76.5 cm. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: From the Axel Guttmann Collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s on the German art market.
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