Gorytus-tip from Deve Hüyük (BM)

Gorytus-tip from Deve Hüyük. 

Bronze gorytus-tip. Flat sheet in the shape of a curved horn, with round hole at centre of curve; projecting flange with ten perforations for fixing to gorytus. 
0.089m (length); weight 18g.  
Moorey 1980, no. 218; J. Curtis and N. Tallis, Forgotten Empire (2005), 232 no. 426. British Museum (BM 108681).  
 
This flat horn-shaped bronze attachment probably served as the decorative terminal of a wooden and/or leather bow-case (gorytus); the perforated flange would have been pinned to the end of the bow-case.  There is a very similar attachment (with only four perforations, and a more elegant curve), also from Deve Hüyük, in the Ashmolean collection, on display in the Ancient Near East gallery (Moorey 1980, no. 217; Ashmolean 1913.682).  The British Museum also has a more elaborate example, in gold, from the Oxus treasure (J. Curtis and N. Tallis, Forgotten Empire (2005), 232 no. 427).  Compare also the terminals of bow-cases depicted on the Apadana reliefs.