1200-700 BC, Greek Archaic Period. This beautiful bronze spear has a tapering, bevelled blade with a prominent midrib, a neck with twisted decoration and a tang, now bent, for insertion into a wooden haft. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; beautiful patina; on a custom stand.Size: L:442mm / W:38mm ; 455g; Provenance: From the private collection of a South London art professional; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market before 2000.