Large MBA Bronze Split Socket Pike

Description

A large and imposing split-socket pike with a pronounced, rounded midrib and a ringed, enlarged socket neck. The blade is elegantly symmetrical with a willow-leaf profile. The strong, heavy build suggests possible anti-cavalry or formation-warfare use. The split-socket hafting method represents a sophisticated early joining technique where bronze was folded and secured around a wooden shaft. Kassiterite patina level under malachite patina.