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Lance Head

ca. 1500
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379
The skillfully chiseled fluting patterns on the socket of this lance head are characteristic of Mamluk iron work and can be seen on Mamluk ax and mace shafts, and other lance heads. The long lance was one of the prime weapons of Mamluk cavalrymen.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lance Head
  • Date: ca. 1500
  • Culture: Syrian or Egyptian
  • Medium: Steel, gold
  • Dimensions: H. 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 10.2 oz. (742.8 g)
  • Classification: Shafted Weapons
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.25.474
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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