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Unknown
Harpoon Headcirca 1500-1000 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze dagger or spearhead with heavy green and brown patina, featuring three pairs of curved hook-like projections along the central guard section above a tapering blade
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Harpoon Head
Place Made
India, Uttar Pradesh, Ganges River Valley
Date Made
circa 1500-1000 B.C.
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
13 3/16 x 2 1/4 x 7/8 in. (33.5 x 5.72 x 2.22 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Ostroff
Accession Number
AC1996.149.1
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art