PAKISTAN, Northwest Frontier Province, ancient bronze spear and javelin heads

PSP25) BAKTRIAN, c. 3000-1000 BC, bronze spearhead, 214x42mm, triangular blade, solid socket, from Afghanistan, few very shallow edge chips, slightly rough patina, overall choice VF $180.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PSP26) BAKTRIAN, c. 3000-1000 BC, bronze spearhead, 217x40mm, triangular blade, solid socket, slight attempt at blood grooves, few very minor detractors not worth mentioning, choice VF $225.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PSP24) BAKTRIAN, c. 1000-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 182x32mm, leaf shaped with split socket, base of socket is corroded & chipped, blade is nice, hard dirt, F $40.00 sold
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PSP5) BAKTRIAN, c. 3000-1000 BC, bronze spearhead, 202mm long, leaf shaped head, from Darel, Gilgit, chipped socket, repaired point, $45.00
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PSP29) BAKTRIAN, c. 1000-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 248x38mm, leaf shaped biblade with thick spine, early type solid socket, from Darel, NWFP, bit of chipping on 1 blade & at base of socket, good metal, overall nice $150.00 sold 1/13/2014
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PSP28) BAKTRIAN, c. 1000-500 BC, bronze spearhead, 266x18mm, narrow biblade with thick center spines on split socket, from Bajawar, small chip at base of socket, F $90.00 sold 7/6/2009
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PSP4) BAKTRIAN-GREEK,c. 800-100 BC, bronze spearhead, from Bajawar.  Bajawar is on the road Alexander took into Pakistan.  130x22mm, 57.4g, corroded edges, VG $86.00 sold
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Following are a group of bronze spearheaps with wrapped sockets, meaning that they were cast and then beaten into their proper form.  All from Bajawar, through which Alexander the Great came on his drive to the east.
PSP8) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 320x33mm, 2 holes for locking pin, from Bajawar, minor split in socket, VF $350.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PSP9) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 292x40mm, locking ring through holes, from Bajawar, VF $350.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PSP10) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, from Bajawar, 247x44mm, holes for pin, from Bajawar, couple of small chips in socket, $300.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PSP11) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 254x25mm, retaining ring at base, from Bajawar, couple of small corroded holes in socket, otherwise VF $270.00
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PSP12) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 229x40mm, holes for lock pin, retaining ring at base, bit of incised decoration, from Bajawar, small split in socket, nick in blade, VF 270.00 sold 9/24/2010
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PSP13) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 223x28mm, bronze wire through holes to lock, from Bajawar, F $270.00
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PSP14) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 194x33mm, from Bajawar, split at base of blade, F $250.00 sold 9/24/2010
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PSP15) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 189x28mm, 5 retaining rings, hole for locking pin, from Bajawar, dent in socket, aVF $250.00 sold 7/6/2009
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PSP16a) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 209x24mm, thick central ridges, split socket, nail holes, choice VF $220.00 sold 7/6/2009
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PSP17) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 175x30mm, thick central ridges with incised "blood" grooves, split socket, ring at base, nail holes, a bit rough but pretty nice, F $180.00
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PSP18) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 230x22mm, thick central ridges, split socket, nail holes, nice F $200.00
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PSP16) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 284x23mm, thick central ridges, split socket with ring at base, nail holes, corroded blade, G $110.00 sold
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PSP20) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 168x25mm, thin split socket, 5 ferrules, 2 nail holes, nice surfaces, F+ $150.00 sold
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PSP21) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 165x27mm, rudimentary blood grooves, thin wrapped socket, 1 ferrule, 2 nail holes, split on socket wall, aVG $85.00
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PSP23) BAKTRIAN-GREEK, c. 500-300 BC, bronze spearhead, 199x31mm, thick, cast socket, heavy patina, crust, chips, $45.00 sold
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