Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Hollow-Base Projectile Point
Description
Neolithic Period, Buto–Merimda–Maadi, ca. 4500–4000 B.C. Flint. L. 4.7 × W. 3.9 × Th. 0.9 cm (1 7/8 × 1 9/16 × 3/8 in.). From: Merimda Beni Salama, Western Delta, Egypt. Excavation: Vienna Academy of Science excavations, 1927–29. Credit: Gift of Albert Rothbart, 1929.
Connections
Found at
Merimda Beni Salama
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415018 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 29.4.12 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547116 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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