Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other

Arrow Shaft

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Description

Caption: Arrow Shaft, ca. 1075–656 B.C.E.. Wood, iron, Diam. 7/16 x 6 15/16 in. (1.1 x 17.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1994E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A single wooden arrow shaft with an iron point is shown horizontally against a gray background.

The image depicts a straight arrow with a tapered tip on the right. The shaft is primarily reddish-brown wood, with a darker banding/decoration near the middle and small dark markings along the length. The arrowhead appears to be an iron head with a corroded, dark surface, attached at the tip. No feathers are visible, and no inscriptions or pictorial decoration are apparent. No carved or painted hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other identifiable text are present in the visible area.

unclear Third Intermediate Period (per catalogue; visually undiagnostic) good
Materials woodiron (arrowhead)

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials WoodIron

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1994E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118494 tier-2
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