Unknown Indian
Harpoon or Spear Point

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Harpoon or Spear Point
Datec. 1500 BC
PlaceUttar Pradesh, India
MediumBronze
Dimensions12 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 in. (32.1 × 6 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2391
Not on view

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Provenance[Francois Rabier, by 1993][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1994-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 8/20/93.

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