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Arrow with composite stone tip

New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
Fifteen arrows (36.3.213-.227) and two bows (36.3.211, .212) were included in a cache of weapons found on the slope of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna hill. The arrow shafts are made of reed. The tips are made of quartz flakes stuck with a resinous gum to a section of wood that is lashed to the reed shaft. Three feathers were lashed to the nock end of the shafts, but only traces of these are preserved.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Arrow with composite stone tip
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
  • Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), below, deposit of bows and arrows, MMA excavations, 1935–36
  • Medium: Reed, wood, quartz, adhesive
  • Dimensions: L. 72.7 cm (28 5/8 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.3.213
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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