Wooden bow from southern Egypt
2061–1640 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsDepth: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4909
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
1700–1550 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.