A pair of classic Fayum arrowheads. Each is a very fine specimen with fine retouch, in shades of brown and caramel stone, probably chert, with a glossy desert varnish patina. With old collection labels stuck to the base.
 
Egyptian Neolithic period: Circa 7000-4500 BC.
 
Condition: Missing part of the tips.
Length of longest side 4.4 cms (1.7 ins)
 
Provenance: Swiss priv. coll. M. Herzog, Basel, before 2000.