Tanged arrowhead
5000–4000 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueFlint
DimensionsH. 4.1 cm, w. 2 cm
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1429
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)
3650–3300 B.C.
5th millennium B.C.
5000–4000 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
about 1775–1800
early 19th–late 19th century
1849–58
1850–1900
1850–1900
1850–1900
1850–1900