Ancient Canaanite Bronze Javelin Point 5.5cm Bronze Age Israelite Spearhead COA For Sale

Ancient Late Bronze Age / Early Iron Age Bronze Javelin Point (5.5cm)

Authenticity & Guarantee

• Provenance: Ex-private European collection, legally acquired from international sales; ancient Eastern Mediterranean / Levantine trade sphere.

Item Specifications

• Object: Cast Bronze Tanged Javelin Point / Large Armour-Piercing Arrowhead

• Culture / Period: Late Bronze Age II to Early Iron Age I (Canaanite to Early Israelite Period)

• Date Range: Circa 1300 BC – 1000 BC (c. 1200 BC Collapse Era)

• Dimensions: 5.5 cm length (approx. 55 mm)

• Material: Solid Cast Bronze (Copper Alloy)

• Form & Architecture: Broad leaf-shaped blade with barbed/slanted shoulders, prominent raised central reinforcing midrib, swollen collar base, and a tapered square-section tang for insertion into a wooden shaft

• Condition: Outstanding complete archaeological state. Intact tip, defined shoulders, fully preserved tang, and a dense, reddish-brown cuprite oxidation layer covered in authentic pale-tan desert-earthen burial encrustation.

Historical Context & Military Technology

Bronze Age Levantine Warfare (c. 1200 BC)

During the Late Bronze Age to Iron Age transition—the era of the Bronze Age Collapse and Canaanite-Israelite territorial conflicts—tanged javelin heads and heavy arming arrowheads were primary offensive weapons used by Levantine infantry and chariot forces (Ref: Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, McGraw-Hill, 1963).

Structural Design & Ballistics

At 5.5 cm, this point bridged the gap between heavy war-bow projectiles and light throwing javelins. The raised central midrib provided structural rigidity upon impact against leather or bronze armor, preventing bending, while the swollen collar at the base of the blade distributed impact force evenly into the wooden shaft socket.

Typological Analysis & Exact Classification

Exact Typological Classification

• Primary Class: Tanged Leaf-Shaped Javelin Point / Heavy Projectile Point

• Sub-Class: Barbed Shoulder Type with Raised Midrib and Swollen Collar

Comparable Archaeological Examples & Museum Accession Numbers

• Israel Antiquities Authority / Israel Museum (IAA Inv. 1974-322): Late Bronze Age II bronze tanged javelin head from Megiddo VII layers.

• British Museum (Accession No. 1920,1211.62): Levantine Bronze Age bronze arrow/javelin point with raised midrib.

• Ashmolean Museum (Accession No. AN1933.1150): 13th–12th century BC Syro-Palestinian bronze projectile point.

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