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Set of one hundred and eight arrow heads in the shape of a circle-segment carved in carnelian. This is one of the largest sets. Most were arrow heads with a transversal cutting edge. In other words, the bevelled rectilinear side of the head was perpendicular to the shaft and assured contact and impact. The circular side, the back of the head, was directly fitted to a hard wooden shaft, which was set in the stalk of a reed. Occasionally, other heads were placed right under the main arrow head, on either side of the shaft (with the cant parallel to the shaft this time), thus creating a barbed arrow. These were fixed to the wood with a dark bronze-green adhesive.

Lot de cent huit armatures de flèches en forme de segment de cercle à dos abattu taillées dans de la cornaline. La taille donnée ici est celle de l'un des exemplaires les plus grands. La plupart faisaient office de pointes de flèches à tranchant transversal. L'impact était en effet assuré par le biseau rectiligne du segment, qui était perpendiculaire à l'axe de la flèche et dont le dos s'appuyait directement sur le bout plat d'un fût en bois dur, lui-même enchâssé dans une tige de roseau. D'autres, placés sous la pointe, de part et d'autre du fût de bois, formaient parfois des barbelures, le biseau étant cette fois parallèle à l'axe de la flèche. Leur fixation sur le bois était assurée par un ciment de couleur vert bronze foncé.

Set of one hundred and eight arrow heads in the shape of a circle-segment carved in carnelian. This is one of the largest sets. Most were arrow heads with a transversal cutting edge. In other words, the bevelled rectilinear side of the head was perpendicular to the shaft and assured contact and impact. The circular side, the back of the head, was directly fitted to a hard wooden shaft, which was set in the stalk of a reed. Occasionally, other heads were placed right under the main arrow head, on either side of the shaft (with the cant parallel to the shaft this time), thus creating a barbed arrow. These were fixed to the wood with a dark bronze-green adhesive.

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