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Arrow and arrow point

mid-2nd–early 4th century
Object PlaceMeroe, Nubia, Sudan
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueWood, iron
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.963.5a-b
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, west cemetery, tomb W. 122. 1922: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
Group shot: 24.963.1-6
mid-2nd–early 4th century
Group shot: 24.963.1-6
mid-2nd–early 4th century
Group shot: 24.963.1-6
mid-2nd–early 4th century
Fragments of arrows
A.D. 175–190
Arrowhead
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Mace fragment
297–284 B.C.