Archaeological Collection
Halberd head
Item name:Halberd head
Dating:20th–17th century BC
Material:Bronze
Dimensions:l. 21 cm
Findspot:River Sava at Tomačevo
Inv. No.:P 14375
On display:The Earliest Stories from the Crossroads
Description
In the Early Bronze Age (20th–
17th century BC), such bronze
triangular blades or heads
were hafted onto wooden
shafts that dignitaries used as
halberds. The blade was found
by chance in the River Sava at
Tomačevo.
Further reading
Turk, Peter and Turk, Matija, 2019: The Earliest Stories
from the Crossroads, Ljubljana, Fig. 224, pp. 178, 248.
On display in the Permanent Exhibition