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SEE MORE ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN LURISTAN ARTIFACTS
This is an EXTREMELY RARE arrowhead design from the Ancient Near Eastern Iranian Empire. It is narrow tanged bilobate arrowhead made of bronze that was likely designed in its thin form to aid in piercing light armor such as leather. The strong midrib, flat, long blades and rounded end would have allowed it to deeply penetrate and hit a vital organ of a lightly armored foe without the tip or body bending upon impact. Despite handling hundreds of specimens from this period and region, this is the first we have seen of this exact type - it is quite rare!
This artifact has been professionally cleaned and conserved in our lab, being treated with a special sealer developed and formulated by us specifically for ancient metal preservation. The patina shows beautiful traits only found in authentic ancient weapons. It is a patina like this that the finest ancient bronzes are prized for and it is a patina like this that brings a premium in price and value of the specimen. There is no active bronze disease. Bronze disease can develop on ancient bronze that is not properly cleaned and conserved. It produces a corrosive powder that will literally eat away an artifact over time and destroy it.
WARNING: There is a STAGGERING number of fake bronze weapons on the market. Many being sold as "authentic" were never meant to deceive and were made as far back as 100 years ago as exact reproductions for museums to sell in their gift shops. Other examples are modern fabrications specifically intended to fool unwitting buyers. As fine quality intact, original specimens become more scarce, the techniques to fake these objects have become highly advanced. We have personally handled numerous well-done fakes with extremely convincing patinas. The degree to which the fakers have been able to replicate patina to disguise their work requires an expert examination by highly experienced individuals. It is common to find very reasonably priced weapons that are made up of part original and part modern components or wholly modern pieces displaying elaborate artificial patinas. All purchases should include a written guarantee of authenticity from the seller, with unconditional and lifetime return policies regarding such guarantee, such as we provide.