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Harpoon
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, M 197
Medium/Technique
Copper
Dimensions
Length: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
Width (shaft): 0.4cm
Width (widest point from tip of point to side of shaft): 1.6cm
Width (shaft): 0.4cm
Width (widest point from tip of point to side of shaft): 1.6cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.295
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ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Traps, nets, hooks
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed), M 197 [M/197/9]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.