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Bronze spearhead
Cypriote (?)
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Nabasha, Cemetery of Cypriote Mercenaries
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 26.6 x 3.1 cm (10 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.469
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Archery, spears, javelins
DescriptionBronze, cylindrical shank tapering towards the point, which is flanged; blade broken; shank split; covered with a pebbly rust; heavily incrusted. Similar to 87.468.
ProvenanceFrom Cemetery of Cypriote Mercenaries, Tell Nabasha. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 24, 1887. (Accession date: June 24, 1887)