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1901.40.86

Ivory arrow-head with a red pigment stained tip.

1901.40.86

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ivory arrow-head with a red pigment stained tip.
Long description
Ivory arrow-head. The ivory is carved into a long tapering point. The other end has a short tapering point with a red pigment-stained tip
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Abydos, Tomb of Den
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
Dimensions
Length: max 135 mm, Width: max 7 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.40.86
Research and responses

Written in pencil after ‘(Ist dynasty)’ is ‘(T)’, which presumably refers to Tomb T. [CW 29/11/99]

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