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THB18th C. Spanish / Mexican Iron Presidio Lance
Lot 150
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
North America, Spanish or Mexican, ca. mid-18th to early 19th century CE. A fabulously well-preserved lance of a tall form used by presidial cavalry troops. Fitted to the top of the wooden pole is a forged-iron spear head with a cylindrical socketing shaft beneath an elongated, petaloid blade bearing a shallow midrib and a dramatically pointed tip. Secured to the opposite end of the pole is a hammered iron butt spike (known as a sauroter in ancient Greek, literally "lizard killer") with a solid pyramidal point that was highly efficient at downward thrusts. A length of twisted cord is fed through a hole drilled into the upper shoulder of the pole, and just beneath is a short inscription reading "Pacio" ("patience" in Spanish). The smooth surfaces atop the inscription indicate that the owner of the spear rubbed this word frequently as a reminder of their duty, perhaps in their role as a guardsman or an infantry soldier. Lances like this example were also used by Mexican ranchers and American frontiersmen for driving cattle as well as protecting their land from invasions. Size: 88.75" L x 1.6" W (225.4 cm x 4.1 cm)
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection, purchased between 2018 and 2019; ex-Ron Nevril collection, El Dorado, New Mexico, USA, purchased from a private New Mexico, USA collection around 15 years ago
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#161800Pole is likely shortened from original size. Spear head is able to move slightly atop pole. Nicks and abrasions to wooden pole, butt spike, and spear head, with slight bending to spear blade, light pitting to iron components, and minor fading to inscription on shoulder. Nice patina to pole and iron components. Inscription is still legible on shoulder.Condition
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