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Old 25th August 2023, 05:44 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by Peter B. View Post
The center rib as a direct extension of the socket on spear 1 is reminiscent of spears from Somalia/Ethiopia.
There are also images with spherical decoration, but these are further from the blade:

The First one from here:
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The second one I found in several variations, this one from here:
https://www.ebid.net/ie/for-sale/ant...-177643437.htm
Thank you Peter, I had not considered a potential Somali/Ethiopian origin. The pictures are great

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