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Harpoon hook
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length x width: 10.8 x 2.5 cm (4 1/4 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2530
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionBronze; surface cracked and corroded; broken into two pieces.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.