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Arrowhead
Nubian
Early Napatan Period
860–840 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), El Kurru, Tumulus I
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 3.7 × 1.3 × 0.3 cm (1 7/16 × 1/2 × 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.361
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Archery, spears, javelins
DescriptionArrowhead of flint. One barb broken off.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Tum. 1. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1921: received by the MFA.