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Harpoon, Indus Valley 1500-1000 BCE - India, North India, probably Uttar Pradesh, Late Indus Valley Civilization 1500-1000 BCE. Ritual harpoon deposited in the rivers and marshes in North India, constructed from Unalloyed Copper the harpoon shows little wear and believed to be from 1500-1000 BCE and associated with the rituals at Sanauli. Pierced to the lower most protruding ridge. Size 13” L For a similar example see the Metropolitan Museum Accession Number:2001.433.61