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Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
Arrowhead
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392

Arrowhead

2926–2880 B.C.
FindspotAbydos, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBone
DimensionsRange of Heights: 9.5 to 4.5 cm (3 3/4 to 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number01.7388
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, tomb of Djer. 1901: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: October 1, 1901)
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
Arrowhead
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
Arrowhead
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
Arrowhead
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
Arrowhead
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
Arrowhead
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
Arrowhead
2926–2880 B.C.
Harpoon point
Harpoon point
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Ivory fish harpoon
Ivory fish harpoon
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Fragment of harpoon
Fragment of harpoon
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Dagger
Dagger
Image Not Available for Spindle shaped arrow points
Spindle shaped arrow points
A.D. 90–246
Arrowhead
Arrowhead