Ancient Iran Scythian Bronze Arrow Head, circa 700-300 BC along with firing marks throughout

along with firing marks throughout the body

surface porosity and rough flashes around some edges

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

The body is decorated with a continuous band of lotus petals carved in delicate relief

Ancient Iran Scythian Bronze Arrow Head, circa 700-300 BC along with firing marks throughoutAncient 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