Bird snare
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueWood and cord
DimensionsWidth: 29.7 cm (11 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3767
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh Farag, SF 187. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
1700–1550 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.