NE116 - SET OF 3 INTACT IRON ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE POINT ARROWHEADS FROM THE EURASIAN STEPPE NOMAD TRIBES

Product Description

ID

Arrowhead

FOUND

Near East	

AGE

8th Cent. B.C. - 123h Century A.D.

SIZE

2.25" - 1.5" long

CONDITION

INTACT WITH NO REPAIR / NO RESTORATION.
SEALED AND STABILIZED IRON.  

NOTE

SUPERB PRESERVATION!!!  

INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX - Actual Item - One Only

Comes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheet

This is a  RARE iron arrowhead set from the ancient Eurasian Steppe nomadic tribes found in the Near East.  The people of the ancient Near East recorded dramatic encounters with the people of the Steppe.  This is a fantastic and extremely well-preserved set of 3 iron projectile point arrowheads from attributed to the mounted archers of the Eurasian Steppe nomadic tribes.  The tangs are intact and the narrow yet, robust pyramidal design made them effective in piercing enemy armor, both leather and metal.  Some points and tangs are bent attesting to their authentic, actual use and having hit a hard target.   We have a very limited number of these and once they are all sold, we will not get any more.  NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION.  Very highly recommended for any ancient militaria collection!

Weapons and artifacts are RARE from this often overlooked but extremely important epoch and cultural region of our history. 

WARNING:  There is a number of fake and misidentified ancient weapons on the market.  As fine quality intact, original specimens become more scarce and techniques have become more sophisticated to fake these weapons.  We inspect, clean and conserve in our lab every specimen we offer for sale.  Our extensive experience with handling thousands of pieces from museum and private collections has afforded us rare and invaluable experience with authentic specimens as well as convincing forgeries.  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 from the dealer a written guarantee of authenticity with unconditional and lifetime return policies regarding such guarantee.

The "steppe" as we discuss it here, is a region centered in Eurasia and includes a vast land along the borders of China, includes all of Central Asia, the Ukraine and the Black Sea region north of Afghanistan.  Ancient trade routes of the Eurasian Steppe created constant interaction between Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and East Asia with the most famous trade route being the Silk Road. 

The history and accomplishments of the ancient tribes of the Eurasian Steppe are too vast to properly address here.  Their residual influence on history nearly spans the globe.  Multiple cultures arose from this region and lifestyle with roots back to the Bronze Age in the second millennium B.C..  Some were more sedentary than others but first writings record the Scythians being in existence in the 8th century B.C. during the Early Iron Age.  The cultures that arose from this region were mostly horse-riding pastoralists and the horse, as well as expert horsemanship, was vital to their existence.

The ancient nomadic tribes of the Eurasian Steppe consist of three main groups - TURKIC, MONGOLIAN and IRANIAN.  The Turkic group was most widely dispersed and to this day, Turkic peoples are considered the most widely dispersed ethnicity in the world!  Turkic empires that arose include the most famous Huns but also the Kangali, Seljuks, Kipchaks (Cumans), Uigurs, Kazakhs, Uzbeks.  The Mongols are the most famous of the Mongolian group but also included are the Merkits, Naimans and Tatars.  The Iranian group includes two sub-groups, the Scythians and Sarmatians, with smaller sub-tribes included within these two. 

The very nature of their nomadic lifestyle made them strong and they evolved into skilled warriors due to raiding other more sedentary societies in order to survive.   Western Europe nearly fell to tribes such as the Mongols and Huns and the eastern Byzantine Roman Empire DID finally succumb to the invasion and occupation to this day, of Turkic peoples originally from the Eurasian Steppe.  Their way of fighting and way of life was a perfect marriage of Man and beast.  As a completely interwoven existence on the back of a horse, their effectiveness in battle was attributed to perfected techniques in mounted archery, horsemanship and mobility.  The nomad warriors of the Eurasia Steppe revolutionized many western military strategies but not before they fell victim to numerous defeats at the hand of Eurasian Steppe mercenaries or later, as entire armies.  Their skill as mounted warriors and specifically, their ability to control their horses without reins is legendary even in ancient times.  Mounted archery was never executed better by any human culture or region in the world than that of the mounted archers of the Eurasian Steppe nomads.