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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Arrowhead

AAT Object Form/FunctionArrowheads
Place CreatedIran, Asia
PeriodIron Age
Date1450-500 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of James R. James
Dimensions3 1/4 x 11/16 in. (8.3 x 1.8 cm)
Object number1982.004.003
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceSaid to have been excavated in Iran. Ex coll. James R. James, Decatur, Georgia, from ca. 1962.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Arrowhead
1450-500 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Arrowhead
Early 1st Millennium
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Whetstone Handle in the Form of a Leaping Ibex
1000-800 BCE
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Spearhead
late 2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Sword
early 1st Millennium BCE
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Flanged Dagger with Crescent-Shaped Guard
1450-800 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cheekpiece for Horse Bit in Form of a Horse
8th-7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bottle Support for Standard Finial (1986.019.007 A)
800-600 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Heraldic Animal Finial
10th-9th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Finial with Confronting Ibexes
1000-800 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bowl with Ibexes
late 8th-7th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Animal Figurine
2nd Millennium to 1st Millenium BCE