Bronze Spearhead

2600 BC - 2500 BC
Bronze
Khafajah
22.5 cm x 2.8 cm x 0.6 cm
A9228

Oriental Institute Museum

Artifact Description

Bronze Spearhead

Hunting was an important means of procuring food in ancient Mesopotamia. It was also practiced as a sport, especially by kings. This bronze spearhead would have been attached to the end of a long wooden rod, used either for thrusting or throwing.

Collected by

Henri Frankfort, Field Director of the Iraq Expedition
Excavated by The Oriental Institute 1930-1931

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Suggested Readings

Hunter, Erica. First Civilizations: Cultural Atlas for Young People. New York: Facts on File, 1994.

Kramer, Samuel Noah. Cradle of Civilization. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1967.

Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.

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