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Spearhead
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Spearhead

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureSasanian
Dateca. A.D. 224-651
MediumIron
Dimensionsl. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
w. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.203
Geography
Place madeIran
DescriptionA spearhead with a leaf-shaped blade with a pronounced midrib. The tang is socketed and decorated with three ridges at its base. A chevron pattern is incised on the socket.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, 1996Exhibition History“A Bridge from East to West: Near Eastern Art from the Frances and Frederick Wilkins Collection,” San Antonio Museum of Art, Dec. 9, 1995-Feb. 25, 1996
Not on view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Spearhead
Culture: Iranian
ca. 1000-300 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Spearhead
Culture: Iranian
ca. 900-700 BC
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Margaret Cullen Marshall.
Javelin Head
Culture: Mesopotamian
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Dagger (Flyssa) with sheath
Culture: Kabyle peoples
late 19th-early 20th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Arrowhead
Culture: Syro-Palestinian
800-700 B.C.
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Spear Head
Culture: Iranian
ca. 1200-1000 B.C.
Image Not Available for Shakujo with Hidden Yari Blade
Shakujo with Hidden Yari Blade
Culture: Japanese
16th-17th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Sword
Culture: Iranian
ca. 1200-1000 BC
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Arrow Head
Culture: Scythian
ca. 675-300 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Arrow Head
Culture: Scythian
ca. 675-300 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Sword (talwar)
Culture: Indian
18th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Sword
Culture: Iranian
ca. 1000 BC

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