Harvard Art Museums > 1992.256.56: Arrowhead Weapons and Ammunition Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Arrowhead , 1992.256.56,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 08, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/304203. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1992.256.56 Title Arrowhead Classification Weapons and Ammunition Work Type arrowhead Date 15th-13th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia Period Hittite Empire period Culture Hittite Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/304203 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 8.4 x 1.6 cm (3 5/16 x 5/8 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is a smooth pale green with some bluish green patches, and there are some areas of exposed metal. Minor losses have occurred along the sharp edges. The arrowhead was cast and then worked to shape the shaft, edges, and tip. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates Accession Year 1992 Object Number 1992.256.56 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums A diamond-shaped tang and cross-section taper to the arrowhead’s terminal. The tang is a continuation from the middle, which extends along the blade to the point. The edges of the arrowhead are parallel and terminate in two narrow barbs. Ridges on either side of the tang show that this point was cast in a two-piece mold. A very similar arrowhead is known from the lower city at Boğazköy (1). NOTES: 1. See R. Boehmer, Die Kleinfunde aus der Unterstadt von Boğazköy: Grabungskampagnen, 1970-1978, Boğazköy-Hattusa 10 (Berlin, 1979) 22-23, no. 3154, pl. 15. Similar arrowheads from levels of the Hittite Empire were found elsewhere in Boğazköy: ibid., 22 n.84; see id., Die Kleinfunde von Boğazköy, Boğazköy-Hattusa 7 (Berlin, 1972) 105-109, nos. 830-45 and 865-73, esp. 871, pls. 28-29. David G. Mitten Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
