Weapons and AmmunitionNear Eastern2nd-1st millennium BCE
Crescent Arrowhead
late 2nd-early 1st Millennium BCE
Dimensions
5.4 x 6.2 cm (2 1/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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