Bident Spearhead

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Bident Spearhead by an unknown artist is a dark-colored, possibly iron or steel, spearhead with a long handle and two prongs at the top. The prongs are long and pointed with a twisted rope-like design. The prongs are connected at the bottom by a U-shaped piece of metal, also with the same twisted rope-like design. Below this U-shaped piece, a cylindrical handle is wrapped with a ring featuring the same twisted rope-like design. The handle appears to be textured and shows signs of wear or rust. The background of the image is white with a slight shadow cast to the left. The object is centered and oriented vertically.