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Spearhead
Spearhead
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Spearhead

Culture
Dateprobably Middle Ages, about 800-1100
Mediumiron
Dimensions3 × 44 cm (1 3/16 × 17 5/16 in.), 7.3 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.350
DescriptionShort, narrow socket of quadrangular section. Long, narrow acutely tapering blade of lozenge section.
ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins from Sumner Healey, N.Y., April 30, 1929. Given to the Armory on December 15, 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Northern Italian
1550–1600
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European
late 1500s–early 1600s
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European
probably Middle Ages (about 500-1500)
Spear Head
Northern Italian
about 1600
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European
1400s–1500s century
Shamshir (saber)
Persian
1800s
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German
about 900–1000
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English
early 1600s
Spearhead
European
perhaps 800-1200
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French
probably 800-1400
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French
1722–1726
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German
mid-1600s