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Nubian
Early Napatan Period
800–780 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Tumulus 2
Medium/Technique
Flint (?)
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 3.7 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm (1 7/16 × 5/8 × 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.363
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Archery, spears, javelins
DescriptionNo tang. Tip of one barb broken off.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, tum. 2. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.