The new discovery of the Tibetan iron lance head

The article is focused on late medieval Tibetan iron lance head's construction peculiarities from private collection (Novosibirsk, Russia). Peculiarities of it's construction are analyzed here at the background of the development of this type of weapon in Central and Eastern Asia during the Late Middle ages and Early New Age. After comparing the lance head with similar items authors make conclusions about its chronology and cultural origin. In the article examples of close analogs from US museums are also depicted.