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Spearhead
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The spearhead consists of two parts. The blade, made of watered steel, features three fullers on each side that run nearly the entire length of the blade. The blade itself is long, thin, and comes to a very sharp, fine point. The blade is welded between two large trefoils at the top of the base. The base is made of a hollowed, single piece of steel that would have been fitted to a wooden haft. It is faceted into nine sections with the top and bottom of each section decorated with trefoils. The trefoils on the bottom are missing gold inlay, while only two at the top are missing it. The top and bottom trefoils flank a long, lobed cartouche shape. The at the bottom of the base on the backside is a small hole that would have held a screw, attaching the spearhead to the haft.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund
Title: Spearhead
Description:
The spearhead consists of two parts.
The blade, made of watered steel, features three fullers on each side that run nearly the entire length of the blade.
The blade itself is long, thin, and comes to a very sharp, fine point.
The blade is welded between two large trefoils at the top of the base.
The base is made of a hollowed, single piece of steel that would have been fitted to a wooden haft.
It is faceted into nine sections with the top and bottom of each section decorated with trefoils.
The trefoils on the bottom are missing gold inlay, while only two at the top are missing it.
The top and bottom trefoils flank a long, lobed cartouche shape.
The at the bottom of the base on the backside is a small hole that would have held a screw, attaching the spearhead to the haft.
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