Barbed Bronze Arrowhead
6th-5th century BCE
Description
Bronze trilobate arrowhead with socket. Thin barb projects downward from junction between arrowhead and socket. Although intact, this piece exhibits significant corrosion product on its surface.
Dimensions
4.08 g 0.75 x 3.9 cm (5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Gift of Dr. Jerome Eisenberg, 2000.
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