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ID number:  ECM 1344
Institution:  Eton College
Named collection:  The Eton Myers Collection
Title / Object name / Definition:  Arrowhead
Object type:  Arrowhead
Date made:  Possibly Roman Period (30 BC-495 AD)
Materials:  Bronze
Measurements:  Height 4.2 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 0.7 cm
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Description:  Triangular bronze arrowhead with two blades and one central rib. The unsharpened end of the arrowhead is hollowed into a cap for attaching it to its shaft.

Inscriptions / Translations:  Uninscribed

Bibliography:  On Egyptian arrowheads in general, see:
T. Hikade, ‘Silex-Pfeilspitzen in Ägypten’, MDAIK 57, (2001), 109-125.

Notes:  ECM 1344 may be a Roman arrowhead; it might nevertheless have been found in Egypt, left there during the Roman occupation.

A downloadable 3D Model is available here.


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Myers, William Joseph

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