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Arrowhead or lancehead
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (?); Findspot: Egypt, Giza (?)
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
0.31 x 8.6 cm (1/8 x 3 3/8 in.); Legacy dimension: Length: .086; width .031
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.789
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Archery, spears, javelins
DescriptionFine-grained; black; roughly chipped; good condition. Projecting wide tang, bifacial retouch. "X (...) I32" in pencil.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
I question this attribution. Markings by the excavator on the object do not match Mesaid's system. It is marked in pencil:
X
Below? [an illegible word]
I 32
Also, it does not appear on the photo of 1910 season flints.
I question this attribution. Markings by the excavator on the object do not match Mesaid's system. It is marked in pencil:
X
Below? [an illegible word]
I 32
Also, it does not appear on the photo of 1910 season flints.