Ancient Iran Scythian Bronze Arrow Head, circa 700-300 BC J Hopkinson

J Hopkinson

along with firing marks throughout the body

Oil on canvas over board

Later exported to Australia and offered at Mossgreen Auctions in 2014 and later offered through Philips Auctions Australia on behalf of a deceased estate

Ancient Iran Scythian Bronze Arrow Head, circa 700-300 BC J HopkinsonAncient Scythian Bronze Arrow Head, circa 700 300 BC. The Scythians were a group of ancient tribes of nomadic Iranian warriors who originally lived in what is now Southern Siberia. Their culture flourished from around 900 BC to around 200 BC, by which time they had extended their influence all over Central Asia from China to the northern Black Sea. They were fierce archers and potentially the most feared warriors on horseback. This exquisite bronze