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Ivory fish harpoon
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 133 (M/133/8)
Medium/Technique
Ivory or bone
Dimensions
Length x width: 13.1 x 2.5 cm (5 3/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.275
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Traps, nets, hooks
DescriptionFish harpoon, broken with a barbed point; lower part missing.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed), tomb 133 [M/133/8]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)