Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.
This item has been sold.
Length
Total 74.3 cm
Effective 71.2 cm
(Inside nock to base head)
Arrowheads
Length 24 mm
Width 7.5-8 mm
Weight
20, 21 and 21 grams
Origin
India
Materials
Steel, reed, lacquer, pigments, wood, sinew
Sold
Description
A set of three arrows of identical size and with very similar decoration, but not belonging to the same set. They are undoubtedly from the same workshop and armory, though.
Fitted with facetted bodkin type heard, optimized for armor-piercing. Two heads are square in cross-section, the last is more of a flattened lozenge in cross-section.
The reed foreshafts are wrapped with sinew for reinforcement and painted with geometric designs.
The tails are similarly wrapped and decorated and terminate in bulbous nocks.
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