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Iron Age Weapons : Iron Age Bronze Dirk, Axe, And Spear Head
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Iron Age Bronze Dirk, Axe, And Spear Head - SP.209
Origin: Israel
Circa: 1200
BC
to 900
BC
Collection: Biblical Antiquities
Location: United States
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| Description |
For the lover of antiquities, the term bronze carries a number of
meanings. In the 19th century a Danish museum employee decided to
organize the museum's collection by dividing the artifacts into time
periods based on man's changing tool types. Thus, the Stone Age,
Bronze Age and Iron Age have come to represent three distinct time
periods in man's technological and cultural history. When man
discovered that by alloying tin with copper he could create a material
substance much stronger than copper, the resulting bronze technology
changed many aspects of his culture. One monumental change was in
the weaponry, fine examples represented here in this splendid dagger,
powerful axe head and spear head. Expert craftsmanship combine with
an aesthetic eye to create weapons that are lifted into the realm of art.
Their dynamic power and spirited essence can be seen and felt through
their exquisite design and tactile surfaces. These sculptural weapons
touch a chord deeply buried but never forgotten, common to all
mankind.
- (SP.209)
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