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Bronze spearhead
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 11.1 x 2.9cm (4 3/8 x 1 1/8in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4501
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Archery, spears, javelins
DescriptionBronze spearhead; thin, spoon-shaped blade; flat, incrusted in green.
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.