Model spear
2575–2323 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsOverall: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1679
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to be from Abydos. 1903: purchased for the MFA in Qena, Egypt from Ghirgas by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1667-03.1681) for £3. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
1991–1783 B.C.
2625–2130 B.C.
about 1660–1630 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.