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Halberd

UnknownBronze Age Argaric Culture 2.300 – 1.600 BC

Museo Arqueológico de Alicante MARQ

Museo Arqueológico de Alicante MARQ
Alicante/Alacant, Spain

Arsenical copper halberd with midrib and a number of indeterminable rivets (between two and five) to attach the butt, of which some wooden remains survive. A piece of material (possibly linen) stuck to the surface of the blade, has been preserved due to copper sulphate corrosion. This type of object is characteristic of Argaric grave goods of the Early and Middle Bronze Age of the Southeast of Spain, and a number of examples have been found on the sites of San Antón and Las Laderas del Castillo in the south of Alicante. These were excavated at the beginning of the 20th century by the Jesuit priest Julio Furgús.
C.S.: 3966
SIMÓN GARCÍA, J. L., 1998.
ALFARO GINER C., 1984.

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  • Title: Halberd
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: Bronze Age Argaric Culture 2.300 – 1.600 BC
  • Place Part Of: Callosa de Segura (Alicante/Alacant, Spain)
  • Physical Dimensions: w8.4 x h16.6 x d0.8 cm
  • Observaciones: Colección Furgús
  • Finding: Laderas del Castillo de Callosa de Segura, Callosa de Segura (Alicante/Alacant, Spain)
  • Denominación: Alabarda
  • Type: Arsenical Copper
  • Rights: Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante. MARQ, Museo Arqueológico de Alicante MARQ
  • External Link: http://www.marqalicante.com/Paginas/es/CATALOGO-P237-M3.html
Museo Arqueológico de Alicante MARQ

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