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Tanged arrowhead

Egyptian
Neolithic Period
5000–4000 B.C.

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions H. 4.1 cm, w. 2 cm
Credit Line Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number03.1429
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027

ProvenanceSaid to be from the Faiyum. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1395-03.1469) for £4/16s. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)