- Object Name:
- Plow Point
- Place Made:
- Israel
- Date:
- 1200-586 BCE
- Medium:
- Iron: wrought
- Dimensions:
- Length: 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm) Diameter of socket: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Betty and Max Ratner Collection
- Accession Number:
- 1981-97
Not On View
A number of iron plough points have been excavated at sites in Israel. They were meant to fit over a wooden ploughshare, and the flanged sides would have been hammered together to form a close-fitting socket.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.