Javelin with an Ivory Knob
Unknown Artist
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
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