| Description |
Spear with long wooden shaft that tapers toward the proximal end which is fitted with a hand-forged iron wrapping; Distal end of shaft is also fitted with an iron sleeve measuring 13.0 cm in length; Elongated, triangular double-edged blade very slight median ridge on both faces is hafted to shaft by means of long center stem; Blade also has two basal flaring wings, whose ends are turned up; Area measuring 31 cm behind distal sleeve on shaft is decorated with small triangular slivers of white metal, arranged in straight or chevron bands, with a slightly more elaborate arrangement in the last few rows near the distal end. |
