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The delicate gold-inlaid decoration of these arrowheads suggests that they were target arrows, intended for archery contests in which they would be retrieved and used again. The faceted arrowhead is unusual and especially fine in workmanship.
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Title: Two Arrows
Date: probably 16th century
Culture: Turkish or Iranian
Medium: Wood, textile, lacquer, steel, gold, copper alloy
Dimensions: arrow (36.25.2591a): L. 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g); arrow (36.25.2591b): L. 25 15/16 in. (65.9 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g)
Classification: Archery Equipment-Arrows & Quivers
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Number: 36.25.2591a, b
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