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Spindle shaped arrow points

A.D. 90–246
FindspotMeroe (Beg. West), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBone
Dimensions.6 x 11.9 cm (1/4 x 4 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number22-2-144
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West) Pyr. 122A. 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
2926–2880 B.C.
Group shot: 01.7384-01.7392
2926–2880 B.C.
Harpoon point
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Ivory fish harpoon
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Fragment of harpoon
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.