Throwing stick
2040–1640 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .720 Length: across curve. .040 W.
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1241
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Deir. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Findspot Information: From Naga ed-Deir. N 12 / 9
Findspot Information: From Naga ed-Deir. N 12 / 9
1700–1550 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.