Accession No

Z 45450


Description

A bronze harpoon with a one barbed point. There is ridging towards the end of the shaft which could possibly be the remains of where string or cord has corroded into the metal.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Matmar


Period

New Kingdom XX


Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 45450; 30/1000


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Bronze; Copper


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Found: Area 1000; Excavated by Brunton.G; Ref. Plate: XLIX : 6; LII : 45
Event Date 7/6/1991
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Metal; Bronze; Copper Harpoon.
Event Date 7/6/1991
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
A label attached with string reads '30/1000' in black ink.
Event Date 11/9/2013
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (CMS Description)
A bronze harpoon with a one barbed point. There is ridging towards the end of the shaft which could possibly be the remains of where string or cord has corroded into the metal.
Event Date 11/9/2013
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Brunton, Guy. 1948. British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt 1929-1931 Matmar. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. pp. 70. pl. XLIX, LII.
Event Date 14/5/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:40001

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