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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.

Arrowhead

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art

CultureSyro-Palestinian

Date800-700 B.C.

MediumIron

Dimensionsl. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
w. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)

Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins

Object number99.5.4

Geography

Probable place madeIsrael

DescriptionAn iron arrowhead with a flat, leaf-shaped head and long tang.Provenancesold by Alex G. Malloy (1938-2019), South Salem, NY, to Frances Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, 1996; Frances and Frederick Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1999

Not on view

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