In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.
Dimensions
Head #1 27.1 cm
Head #2 25 cm
Butt spike 24.4 cm
Weight
Head #1 190 grams
Head #2 202 grams
Butt spike 319 grams
Materials
Iron, steel
Origin
North India
Dating
18th-19th century
Provenance
From a European private collection
Price €450, -
Description
Two utilitarian North Indian spearheads and a spear butt spike. Both spearheads have a faceted socket and a head attached by welding it to a triangular projection from the socket. The narrow head has a thickened armor-piercing style bodkin point. The wider bladed one has a more conventional tapering.
Most likely Rajasthani. Such unadorned pieces can be rather hard to date, but probably 18th-19th century.
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