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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Spearhead

AAT Object Form/Functionspearheads
Place CreatedIran, Asia
PeriodIron Age I-II
Datelate 2nd Millennium BCE
MediumBronze
Object numberX.0196
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Socketed Spearhead
late 2nd Millennium BCE
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Black Spouted Bowl
1450-800 BCE
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Ovoid Jug with Tall Neck
1250-800 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Axe Head
14th-12th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Dagger Blade
1500-1000 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Whetstone Handle in the Form of a Leaping Ibex
1000-800 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Finial with Confronting Ibexes
1000-800 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Combat Bracelet
10th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Finial with Facing Ibexes
10th-9th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Mirror
1100-900 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Sword
12th-11th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Mirror
ca. 1000 BCE