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1901.40.42.32

Tanged arrowhead made from ivory, with two transverse incised lines, rounded in section and tapering to a point. [SM 15/07/2008]

1901.40.42.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tanged arrowhead made from ivory, with two transverse incised lines, rounded in section and tapering to a point. [SM 15/07/2008]
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Abydos, Tomb of Djer
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian Early Dynastic
Date collected
By 1901
Acquisition information
Donated: 1901
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 5 mm, Length: max 82 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.40.42.32
Research and responses

Usual transliteration of the name Zer is now Djer - a king of the 1st Dynasty [RW 25/03/02]

See RDF for copy of the Egypt Exploration Society's list of objects sent to the PRM from the Abydos excavations [AS 18/07/2012].

Associated publications
Petrie, W.M.F. 1901. The Royal Tombs of the Earliest Dynasties, Part II. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. [AS 07/06/2012]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Death, Religion, Arrow-head, Grave Good