ANCIENT GREEK BRONZE SPEARS (3)

2nd-early 1st Millennium BC. Greek Bronze Age. Lot of three bronze spearheads; 1) spearhead with triangular-shouldered blade with short neck and long tang; 2) spearhead with leaf-shaped, lentoid-section blade with raised midrib and medium neck and a beautiful green patina; 3) spearhead with short triangular-shaped, barbed blade with a short neck and a medium length tang. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Good condition. Size: L:57-160mm; 40g. Provenance: Private London collection, formed since the 1980s on the UK and European art market.