Weapon
41-37-246
From: Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 41-37-246 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Central Asian |
Provenience | Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos |
Period | Han Dynasty |
Date Made | Han Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze |
Description | Weapon. Bronze. Small rod with three radiating prongs near each end. Used by the Scythians to throw down in front of enemy horses to wound their hoofs. Prong tips bent. Dark patina. |
Width | 4.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from William Mayer, 1941 |
Other Number | N-4 - Other Number |
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