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.
