Transverse arrowhead hafted on an arrow fragment
Object type: Arrow, arrowhead, transverse arrowhead
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Reed, flint
Dimensions: Reed Shaft: L. 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.); Flint Tip: W. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101)
Locus: Burial chamber
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession year: 1920