Title	"The world's oldest iron relic"
Date	1927-12-16
Organization-Building	University of Pennsylvania University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Geographic Subject	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Description	Image shows an iron spearhead held by the University of Pennsylvania Museum. It was recovered and separated from its shaft by the Eckley B. Cox, Jr. Nubian expedition twenty years ago in a cemetery of Buken. The spearhead dates from the Twelfth Egyptian Dynasty, or between 2000 to 1788 B.C.E. The relic is nearly a thousand years older than any other known iron piece.
Original Notes	Title from clipping caption
Format	image/jp2
Type	Photographs
Publisher	Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Physical Description	1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Rights	This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original, contact: Temple University Libraries. Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257.
Repository	Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Repository Collection	George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection
Collection ID	SCRC 170
Folder	Buildings--University Museum--Exhibits Prior to 1930
Digital Collection	George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs
Digital Publisher	Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries.
Contact	scrc@temple.edu
Identifier	P069059B
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"The world's oldest iron relic"

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