{"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","url":"https:\/\/shop.archaeopolis.gr\/products\/obsidian-arrow-mottled-fletching","provider":"Archaeopolis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}