Spearhead
284 B.C.–A.D. 275
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueIron
Dimensions6.5 x 1.1 cm (2 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-1-543
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceGebel Barkal; PYR XIIII; Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
mid-2nd–early 4th century
mid-2nd–early 4th century
mid-2nd–early 4th century
mid-2nd–early 4th century
297–284 B.C.
284 B.C.–A.D. 275