Bronze Spearhead
Bronze
Khafajah
22.5 cm x 2.8 cm x 0.6 cm
A9228
Oriental Institute Museum
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.