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Bronze harpoon point; heavily incrusted.

Details

ID
MFAB_11.843
Alternate IDs
11.843; MFAB_11.843
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Warfare, hunting & fishing-Archery, spears, javelins
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
Title
Bronze tool: harpoon point
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Length x width: 8.3 x 1.2 cm (3 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT)
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 232 (no. 20).
Notes
This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)

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