Help Identifying the Origin of this Spearhead

A.alnakkas · 24th November 2015, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlesS

An Arab lance(and I assume you mean the super long ones) has a been a real collecting desire of mine A.Alnakkas, but I have never seen an Arabian lance offered or in anything other than period photos, drawings, and paintings.

I have sort of put that desire in the "never gonna happen" category of my collecting, along with quite a few other things!

I do not wish to derail this topic! will send you an email.

Sajen · 24th November 2015, 11:10 PM

Hello Charles,

very interesting spear head, it seems that we have sometimes the same desire, I was bidding also.

I think that this spear head is either from the North of Sumatra (Batak?) or from the Dayak, I only know items from them with this kind of talismanic inscriptions. When I have to commit myself I would go for Batak because of the ferrule. And yes, I know, both are not islamic.

Regards,
Detlef

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24th November 2015, 11:10 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,278	Hello Charles, very interesting spear head, it seems that we have sometimes the same desire, I was bidding also. I think that this spear head is either from the North of Sumatra (Batak?) or from the Dayak, I only know items from them with this kind of talismanic inscriptions. When I have to commit myself I would go for Batak because of the ferrule. And yes, I know, both are not islamic. Regards, Detlef