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Object Number 40-13-60/9797
Display Title Bone arrowhead with uncurved barbs undifferentiated sharply in +
Descriptions
Object Description Bone arrowhead with uncurved barbs undifferentiated sharply in thickness from the main axis but tapering to the edges
Inventory Description Bone point, stemmed arrowhead, and barbed
Classification
  • Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Shang Dynasty?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Henan / <County> / Anyang
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 1.7 x 6 cm (2 3/16 x 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-13-60/9797
Credit Line Gift of John Hadley Cox
Provenance
Collector John Hadley Cox (1937)
Donor Donated by John Hadley Cox (1940)

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