Scythian bilobate bronze socketed arrowhead

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Scythian bilobate bronze socketed arrowhead with barb. Circa 500-300 BC.  2,500 years of age!

 The Scythians may not have been the earliest mounted archers in antiquity, but they were among the most skilled, as the relief from Ashurbanipal indicates. Their bows were short (110-100 cm) but powerful and their arrows measured between 50 and 60 cm. The gorytus, a case which held both arrows and bow, was often elaborately decorated in gold. The distinctive, socketed Scythian arrowheads were constructed of bronze sometimes two edged but usually trilobate (three edged) or of the solid, pyramidal type, and often barbed; they were especially adapted for the light bows of mounted archers. These types of arrowheads were not used exclusively by the Scythians; other ancient peoples, such as the Cimmerians, also adopted the styles. In most cases, however, these arrowheads have been discovered at sites where Scythian presence either is attested or can be postulated. For example, such arrowheads appear only after the incursion of the Scythians south of the Caucasus in the late eighth and early seventh centuries. Sulimirski, in his important 1954 article, presents the collected evidence of these arrow heads throughout the Near East. This evidence can be profitably employed in discussions of Scythian presence in Palestine.

Superb. Dark patina.

This arrowhead was found in the lower Danube river area, inhabited by the Scythians. We can only imagine what deaths this arrowhead has caused and its history can be owned by you.  Unique and individual, handmade by an expert in his field from the Bronze Age!

Length: 38 mm.

Price: £145.00

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