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Spear Thrower

Wari

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Caption

Wari. Spear Thrower, 700–1000. Stone, 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (8.9 x 2.9 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.30. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Wari

Title

Spear Thrower

Date

700–1000

Period

Middle Horizon Period

Geography

Place found: Peru

Medium

Stone

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (8.9 x 2.9 x 8.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

86.224.30

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Wari

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