Identity area
Reference code
NEWB5/1/04
Title
Research material on the harpoon and harpoon ensign
Date(s)
- n.d. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
0.5 cm, 1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
(23 April 1869 - 7 August 1949)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Research material relating to the harpoon and the harpoon ensign representing the 7th and 8th nomes of Lower Egypt. Includes notes on the use of the harpoon for hunting including hunting hippos, lists of occurences of the harpoon ensign on predynastic pottery and compound ensigns which include the harpoon and notes on the harpoon shaft including tracings.