Javelin with an Ivory Knob

Unknown Artist

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Javelin with an Ivory Knob by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood, ivory, bark, reed

Dimensions

Hilt and Shaft: l. 124 cm (48 13/16 in); diam. of shaft 3/8 in) Hilt: l. 50.2 cm (19 3/4 in); diam. of knob 2.5 cm (1 in)

Classification

Spear, hilt, shaft, blunt pile, knob, bark decoration

Period

New Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.3.207a

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