Weapons and AmmunitionGreek9th-8th century BCE
Spearhead
9th-8th century BCE
Dimensions
l. 16 x w. 6 x diam. (of socket) 3.6 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
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