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Three Ceremonial Arrowheads
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Steel copper alloy, Bohemian probably Prague
Rights: Public Domain
Arms and Armor, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, 66.199: Rogers Fund 1966; 1984.17: Purchase David and Dorothy Alexander and Mrs. Ridgeley Hunt Gifts Bequest of Stephen V. Grancsay by exchange and funds from various donors 1984; 1988.170: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Lauder 1988
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