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Concave-base arrowhead
Concave-base arrowhead

Concave-base arrowhead

5th millennium B.C.
Medium/TechniqueFlint
DimensionsH. 6 cm, w. 2.4 cm
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1402
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
ProvenanceSaid to be from the Faiyum. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1395-03.1469) for £4/16s. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
Group shot (L to R): 03.1402, 03.1411, 03.1429
5000–4000 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 03.1402, 03.1411, 03.1429
5000–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.
Group shot:  03.1383, 03.1386, 03.1388, 03.1390, 03.1392, 03.1398, 03.1436, 03.1458, 03.1460, 0…
5200–4000 B.C.
Arrowhead
5200–4000 B.C.