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Nubian (Pan-Grave)
Pan-Grave Period
1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 114.2 x 1.9 cm (3/4 x 44 15/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4351
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Archery, spears, javelins
DescriptionVery rough; dark color; heavy; both points missing; much bent and cracked. Wood.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.