Obsidian Arrow — Mottled Fletching — Pack of 10

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A contemporary Archaeopolis arrow with an obsidian head, 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.

Obsidian in the prehistoric Aegean

Obsidian 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. See Archaeologikon Deltion 21 (1966), pp. 399–400 and plate 419b.

The Archaeological Museum of Kea 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.

The Museum of Cycladic Art 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.

The comparison

The 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.

The photographed object

Each 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.

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