{"title":"Archery","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"narrow-head-arrow-black-fletching","title":"Narrow-Head Arrow — Black Fletching — Pack of 10","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePack of 10 arrows · €350 per pack · Ready to dispatch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSold exclusively in packs of \u003cstrong\u003e10 arrows of this design\u003c\/strong\u003e. Quantity 1 in your cart means one pack of ten; individual arrows are not sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDispatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e the day after ordering. Complimentary shipping within Greece; €19 internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemporary Archaeopolis arrow with a slender, pointed bronze head, visible longitudinal ridges, a wooden shaft and black feather fletching. The photographs show this individual design, including close views of the head, bindings and tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGreek and eastern Mediterranean context\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall bronze arrowheads with socketed mountings and projecting fins are documented in the Greek and Achaemenid world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/252860\"\u003e26.199.297\u003c\/a\u003e as a three-flanged, socketed bronze arrowhead, dated to the 6th–4th century BCE or later. Its ancient head measures 3.3 cm; this is the museum object’s measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrow point and ridged appearance provide a useful comparison with the photographed Archaeopolis head. The complete cross-section and concealed mounting of this modern piece have not been established from the photographs, so it is not assigned to a precise three-flanged type or described as a replica of that museum object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe British Museum’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/X__6766\"\u003eNaukratis research record\u003c\/a\u003e documents the circulation of trilobate types through the Near East and subsequently Greece and Egypt. Such forms belonged to a connected Mediterranean world; their shape alone does not identify the ethnicity of an archer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe photographed object\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach design is presented separately, with its own full-length photograph and close views of its head and fletching. The wooden shaft, feather colours and bindings describe the contemporary workshop object. The archaeological sources cited above concern ancient finds; they do not establish a surviving complete arrow with this exact combination of parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eDiscuss this arrow with Archaeopolis\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003eexplore Objects \u0026amp; Editions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archaeopolis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55307377410377,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/3476\/5129\/files\/narrow-head-black-fletching-full.png?v=1789071961"},{"product_id":"obsidian-arrow-mottled-fletching","title":"Obsidian Arrow — Mottled Fletching — Pack of 10","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePack of 10 arrows · €350 per pack · Ready to dispatch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSold exclusively in packs of \u003cstrong\u003e10 arrows of this design\u003c\/strong\u003e. Quantity 1 in your cart means one pack of ten; individual arrows are not sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDispatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e the day after ordering. Complimentary shipping within Greece; €19 internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemporary Archaeopolis arrow with an \u003cstrong\u003eobsidian head\u003c\/strong\u003e, a wooden shaft, crossed binding beneath the point and mottled feather fletching. The dark stone head and its irregular worked edges distinguish this design from the three metal-headed arrows in the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eObsidian in the prehistoric Aegean\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eObsidian arrowheads are documented in Aegean archaeology. In their excavation report on the Neolithic settlement of Saliagos, J. D. Evans and A. C. Renfrew describe a rich chipped-stone assemblage, mainly of Melian obsidian, including ovate and tanged arrowheads. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ir.lib.uth.gr\/xmlui\/bitstream\/handle\/11615\/21732\/article.pdf?isAllowed=y\u0026amp;sequence=1\"\u003eSee Archaeologikon Deltion 21 (1966), pp. 399–400 and plate 419b\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cyclades.culture.gov.gr\/location\/archaiologiko-mouseio-keas\/\"\u003eArchaeological Museum of Kea\u003c\/a\u003e also presents arrowheads and stone tools of obsidian and flint from Agia Irini. These finds establish the use of stone points within the prehistoric island world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.cycladic.gr\/objects\/2243\/-\"\u003eMuseum of Cycladic Art\u003c\/a\u003e explains the wider Aegean distribution of Melian obsidian and its use for tools and weapons. That historical distribution does not establish the geological source of the obsidian used in this contemporary arrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe comparison\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe archaeological connection concerns the material and the use of worked stone for projectile points. The photographed blade, its binding and the mottled feathers are features of this Archaeopolis piece; no claim is made that the complete arrow reproduces a specific excavated example.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe photographed object\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach design is presented separately, with its own full-length photograph and close views of its head and fletching. The wooden shaft, feather colours and bindings describe the contemporary workshop object. The archaeological sources cited above concern ancient finds; they do not establish a surviving complete arrow with this exact combination of parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eDiscuss this arrow with Archaeopolis\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003eexplore Objects \u0026amp; Editions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archaeopolis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55307378131273,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/3476\/5129\/files\/obsidian-arrow-full.png?v=1789072030"},{"product_id":"narrow-leaf-shaped-arrow-red-fletching","title":"Narrow Leaf-Shaped Arrow — Red Fletching — Pack of 10","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePack of 10 arrows · €350 per pack · Ready to dispatch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSold exclusively in packs of \u003cstrong\u003e10 arrows of this design\u003c\/strong\u003e. Quantity 1 in your cart means one pack of ten; individual arrows are not sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDispatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e the day after ordering. Complimentary shipping within Greece; €19 internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemporary Archaeopolis arrow with an elongated, leaf-shaped bronze head and a pronounced central ridge, mounted on a wooden shaft with red feather fletching. This listing concerns the narrow-headed, red-fletched design shown individually in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAegean and eastern Mediterranean parallels\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/G_1856-0826-446\"\u003eBritish Museum arrowhead 1856,0826.446\u003c\/a\u003e, excavated on Kalymnos, has a leaf-shaped bronze blade, midrib, socket and a single side barb. The museum dates it to 675–400 BCE and associates it with Archaic Greek, Classical Greek and Achaemenid contexts. The curatorial discussion relates this family to Anatolia and the Ionian cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe comparison here concerns the elongated leaf-shaped outline and central ridge. The Kalymnos example’s barb and socket should not be assumed for the modern arrow, whose mounting is covered by its binding. It is a related archaeological form, not an identification of this design as an exact Kalymnian replica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA second relevant record is the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/252854\"\u003eMet’s bronze arrowhead 26.199.291\u003c\/a\u003e, described as leaf-shaped with a midrib and tang, Greek or Achaemenid, 6th–4th century BCE or later. Together, these records show that similar outlines could be combined with different methods of mounting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe photographed object\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach design is presented separately, with its own full-length photograph and close views of its head and fletching. The wooden shaft, feather colours and bindings describe the contemporary workshop object. The archaeological sources cited above concern ancient finds; they do not establish a surviving complete arrow with this exact combination of parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eDiscuss this arrow with Archaeopolis\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003eexplore Objects \u0026amp; Editions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archaeopolis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55307380293961,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/3476\/5129\/files\/narrow-leaf-red-fletching-full.png?v=1789072092"},{"product_id":"broad-leaf-shaped-arrow-black-fletching","title":"Broad Leaf-Shaped Arrow — Black Fletching — Pack of 10","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePack of 10 arrows · €350 per pack · Ready to dispatch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSold exclusively in packs of \u003cstrong\u003e10 arrows of this design\u003c\/strong\u003e. Quantity 1 in your cart means one pack of ten; individual arrows are not sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDispatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e the day after ordering. Complimentary shipping within Greece; €19 internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemporary Archaeopolis arrow with a broad, leaf-shaped bronze head, a raised central ridge, a wooden shaft and black feather fletching. Its wider blade distinguishes it from the slender red-fletched arrow in the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe leaf-shaped arrowhead\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art records \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/252854\"\u003ebronze arrowhead 26.199.291\u003c\/a\u003e as Greek or Achaemenid, dated to the 6th–4th century BCE or later. Its defining features are a leaf-shaped blade, a midrib and a tang. The ancient head measures 7.3 cm and entered the collection as a gift of the American Society for the Excavation of Sardis in 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shared leaf-shaped outline and central ridge make this a relevant formal comparison. The museum head has its own proportions and tang; the Archaeopolis arrow’s covered attachment, shaft and fletching are not documented by that ancient object. The museum’s date applies to its arrowhead, not to the contemporary product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/G_1856-0826-446\"\u003eKalymnos arrowhead 1856,0826.446\u003c\/a\u003e provides a further Aegean example of a leaf-shaped bronze blade with a midrib, but with a socket and side barb. This variety cautions against treating all leaf-shaped points as one uniform ancient type.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe photographed object\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach design is presented separately, with its own full-length photograph and close views of its head and fletching. The wooden shaft, feather colours and bindings describe the contemporary workshop object. The archaeological sources cited above concern ancient finds; they do not establish a surviving complete arrow with this exact combination of parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eDiscuss this arrow with Archaeopolis\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003eexplore Objects \u0026amp; Editions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archaeopolis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55307381178697,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/3476\/5129\/files\/broad-leaf-black-fletching-full.png?v=1789072158"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.archaeopolis.gr\/collections\/arrows.oembed","provider":"Archaeopolis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}