Fragment of a Compound Bow
Object type: Bow, compound
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 17–18
Date: ca. 1580–1479 B.C.
Medium: Wood (European White Birch), horn
Dimensions: H. 43 × W. 2.5 × D. 1.2 cm (16 15/16 × 1 × 1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif, unfinished Temple area
Locale: Pit MMA 1013
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession year: 1925