Hollow-Base Projectile Point

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ca. 4000–3800 B.C. · Flint · Egyptian Art

This projectile point is a type known as a concave-base projectile point. The two long tangs forming the hollow facilitated hafting the point onto an arrow or spear’s shaft. The tool was used for hunting wild animals in the desert or along the Nile.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 4000–3800 B.C.

Medium

Flint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1932