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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.

Spearhead

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art

CultureIranian

Dateca. 900-700 BC

MediumBronze

Dimensionsl 8 in (20.3 cm)., w. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)

Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins

Object number96.1.62

Geography

Probable place madeIran

DescriptionA bronze spearhead with a low, broad midrib and one rivet hole in the flat tang.ProvenanceFrances Semaan Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick J. Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, by 1994; Frances Semaan Wilkins and Frederick J. Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1996

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The San Antonio Museum of Art is in the process of digitizing its permanent collection. This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect SAMA's complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.