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Spearpoint

Neolithic Period

ca. 6900–3900 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 101

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Title: Spearpoint

Period: Neolithic Period

Date: ca. 6900–3900 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt

Medium: Flint

Dimensions: L: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in)

Credit Line: Gift of Albert Gallatin, 1964

Accession Number: 64.204.1

Chronology

Egypt, 8000-2000 B.C.

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