Arrow point

New Kingdom, Ramesside (?)

ca. 1300–1080 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

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Title: Arrow point
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside (?)
Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20 (?)
Date: ca. 1300–1080 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Medinet Habu, Davis excavations, 1912
Medium: Bone
Dimensions: L. 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914
Object Number: 14.6.18a
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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