Concave-base arrowhead
5000–4000 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueFlint
DimensionsH. 4.3 cm, w. 2.8 cm
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1411
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to be from the Faiyum. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1395-03.1469) for £4/16s. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
5th millennium B.C.
5000–4000 B.C.
Merimda, 4500–3800 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
840–820 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.