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Bronze arrow head

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, avenue G 1

Bronze arrow head, Type I B (part of group that includes 24-11-488, 24-11-561, 24-11-598, 24-11-839, 24-11-915, 24-12-328, 25-1-108); [edges of blades slightly ridged], hollow end where joined to shaft. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-488
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Warfare, hunting & fishing-Archery, spears, javelins
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 1], debris N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b
  • Material
    Bronze
  • Dimensions
    Length: 3.7 cm; [Type I: 3.2 - 4.3 cm (average: 3.6 cm)] Diameter: .85 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2499
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/13/1924
  • Remarks
    Reference to 24-11-321 (Type III) in original OR entry contradicted by expanded description on OR page 589.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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