Bidspirit auction | ETRUSCAN IRON LEAF-SHAPED SPEARHEAD

ETRUSCAN IRON LEAF-SHAPED SPEARHEAD - Ca. 550 BC An Etruscan iron spearhead with a slight ridge and an open socket. The Etruscans utilised spears, known as hasta or hastae in Latin, in close Hoplite phalanx formations, a tactical strategy inherited from the Greek era. This form of warfare was effectively employed by the Etruscans in the early period, particularly against the Romans and other tribes in Italy. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 03.23.41–.44. Size: 435mm x 55mm; Weight: 345g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.