Head of a Hunting Spear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of a Hunting Spear by Unidentified Artist. The image shows a spearhead with a long, narrow, pointed tip made of dark metal, likely steel or iron. The spearhead is symmetrical with a slight narrowing at the base where it meets the socket. Two gold-colored decorative lines cross diagonally in the middle. A gold-colored design is on either side of the lines. The socket is narrower and has a small collar around it. Two T-shaped protrusions extend on either side. The background is gray with the spearhead casting a faint shadow.