Harpoon point
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotMesaid, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBone or ivory
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 12.8 x 1.8 x 1 cm (5 1/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.273
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid. [tomb unknown, but probably on photo B968]. 1910: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
2926–2880 B.C.
2926–2880 B.C.
2926–2880 B.C.
2926–2880 B.C.
2926–2880 B.C.
2926–2880 B.C.
2926–2880 B.C.
A.D. 90–246
