Javelin with an Ivory Knob

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

Two javelins were found in a bundle of weapons that also included a club (36.3.205), two throw sticks (36.3.204 and one now in Cairo), and three blunt-tipped arrows (36.3.8–.10). The javelins, which consist of a wooden handle, a reed shaft, and a metal tip (called a pile), had been partially disassembled. One javelin (36.3.206) had a pointed metal pile. Its handle was decorated with bands of colored bark, and an ebony knob and small ivory ring were attached to the end. The second javelin (36.3.207) had a blunt metal pile, and its handle was decorated with colored bark and finished with an ivory knob..

Javelin with an Ivory Knob, Wood, ivory, bark, reed

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Javelin with an Ivory Knob, Wood, ivory, bark, reed
Javelin with an Ivory Knob, Wood, ivory, bark, reed
Javelin with an Ivory Knob, Wood, ivory, bark, reed
Javelin with an Ivory Knob, Wood, ivory, bark, reed
Javelin with an Ivory Knob, Wood, ivory, bark, reed
Javelin with an Ivory Knob, Wood, ivory, bark, reed

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