Picked up in Tibet

VANDOO · 13th May 2016, 02:15 PM

A INTERESTING BRONZE POINT. THE SIZE SEEMS A BIT SMALL FOR A PURBA AND THE CUT OUT ON ONE LOBE OF THE BLADE NOT CONSISTENT FOR PURBA. IT IS A BIT LARGER THAN THE NORMAL ARROWHEAD OF THE TYPE. ARROWS ARE SOMETIMES MODIFIED FOR USE AS A SIGNAL WITH STREAMERS ATTACHED OR DESIGNED TO MAKE A WHISTLING SOUND IN FLIGHT ,ALSO AS A SIGNAL THESE ARE 2 POSSIBILITIES.
PROBABLY NOT A SMALL SPEARHEAD AND ROMAN AND GREEK TRILOBED POINTS ARE USUALLY A BIT SMALLER AND HAVE DIFFERENT PATINA OFTEN FAKED BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF ORIGINALS AROUND TOO ITS THE SAME WITH CHINESE BRONZE POINTS. A NICE EXAMPLE AND A MYSTERY AND GOOD STORY ALWAYS ADDS TO THE INTEREST IN AN ITEM.

13th May 2016, 02:15 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A INTERESTING BRONZE POINT. THE SIZE SEEMS A BIT SMALL FOR A PURBA AND THE CUT OUT ON ONE LOBE OF THE BLADE NOT CONSISTENT FOR PURBA. IT IS A BIT LARGER THAN THE NORMAL ARROWHEAD OF THE TYPE. ARROWS ARE SOMETIMES MODIFIED FOR USE AS A SIGNAL WITH STREAMERS ATTACHED OR DESIGNED TO MAKE A WHISTLING SOUND IN FLIGHT ,ALSO AS A SIGNAL THESE ARE 2 POSSIBILITIES. PROBABLY NOT A SMALL SPEARHEAD AND ROMAN AND GREEK TRILOBED POINTS ARE USUALLY A BIT SMALLER AND HAVE DIFFERENT PATINA OFTEN FAKED BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF ORIGINALS AROUND TOO ITS THE SAME WITH CHINESE BRONZE POINTS. A NICE EXAMPLE AND A MYSTERY AND GOOD STORY ALWAYS ADDS TO THE INTEREST IN AN ITEM.