Spear Thrower Item Number: 86.224.30 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Carved stone spear thrower with kneeling human figure wearing a four-cornered cap with flaps hanging down the sides and back. He carries a bow and arrow in one hand and an axe in the other. Amber-colored stone with traces of red pigment around the figure's neck, bottom of legs, and the objects in hands. Condition: good; nose slightly damaged.
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Item History
- Made between 700 and 1000
What
- Name
- Spear Thrower
- Identification Number
- 86.224.30
- Type of Item
- spear thrower
- Material
- stone
- Overall
- length 3.5 in, width 1.125 in, height 3.25 in
Who
- Culture
- Wari
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 700 and 1000
Other
- Classification
- Tool