Judaea Bronze Arrowhead 7mm Lozenge Blade c. 1000-300 BC COA Antiquity wCOA For Sale

Ancient Judaean Cast Bronze Tanged Lozenge Arrowhead (7mm Width — c. 10th–4th Century BC)

Authenticity & Guarantee

• Certification: Certified Authentic — includes signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA) with full provenance documentation.

• Provenance: Ex-private European collection, legally acquired from international sales; Ancient Judaean / Holy Land Sphere.

Item Specifications & Exact Dimensions

• Object: Cast Bronze Tanged Arrowhead / Projectile Point

• Culture / Period: Ancient Judaea / Levantine Iron Age to Persian Period

• Date Range: Circa 10th Century BC – 4th Century BC (c. 1000 – 300 BC)

• Exact Dimensions: 7 mm maximum blade width

• Material: Cast Bronze (Copper Alloy)

• Form & Architecture: Flat, lozenge-shaped (rhomboidal) leaf blade featuring a gentle central median ridge; extends downward into a elongated, tapering tang engineered for hafting directly into a wooden or reed arrow shaft

• Condition: Exceptional, 100% complete ancient condition. Intact tip and tang, solid structural bronze core preserved under an authentic thick tan to desert-sand calcareous burial encrustation. Free of modern restoration or tooling.

Levantine Archery & Warfare in Ancient Judaea

Archery played a vital military role across the fortified cities and desert trade routes of ancient Judaea. Compact tanged arrowheads of this lozenge profile were utilized by Judaean, Philistine, and Persian archers during the turbulent battles of the Iron Age and Persian administrative eras.

Aerodynamics & Hafting Mechanics

The narrow 7mm rhomboidal blade profile was engineered for rapid acceleration, maximum flight stability, and armor-penetrating velocity. The elongated lower tang allowed ancient bowyers to drive the metal head deep into hollow reed or lightweight wood shafts, securing the point with animal sinew and bitumen or pitch.

Typological Analysis & Exact Classification

• Primary Class: Ancient Near Eastern Military Equipment / Bronze Arrowhead

• Sub-Class: Tanged Rhomboidal / Lozenge Blade Class

• Manufacturing Technique: Two-piece open mold cast bronze with hand-hammered edge bevels and drawn tang.

Comparable Archaeological Examples & Museum Accession Numbers

• Israel Museum, Jerusalem: Iron Age II and Persian Period Judaean bronze arrowheads recovered from Lachish and Jerusalem siege layers.

• British Museum (Accession No. 1880,0325.40): Ancient Levantine bronze tanged arrowheads from Holy Land excavations.

• Rockefeller Archaeological Museum (Jerusalem): Persian and Iron Age bronze projectile points from Judaean fortress