Recurve Selfbow ca. 1492–1473 New Kingdom Two caches of hunting weapons were found in the limestone chip debris below the tomb of Senenmut (TT 71) on Sheikh Abd el-Qurna hill. One cache included two bows (, .212) and fifteen arrows (). The bows are recurve selfbows made of single pieces of an open-grained, pliable wood. Both bows were intentionally broken into sections no more than a meter (about 39 inches) in Recurve Selfbow. ca. 1492–1473 wood. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), below entrance,
Recurve Selfbow ca. 1492–1473 New Kingdom Two caches of hunting weapons were found in the limestone chip debris below the tomb of Senenmut (TT 71) on Sheikh Abd el-Qurna hill. One cache included two bows (, .212) and fifteen arrows (). The bows are recurve selfbows made of single pieces of an open-grained, pliable wood. Both bows were intentionally broken into sections no more than a meter (about 39 inches) in Recurve Selfbow. ca. 1492–1473 wood. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), below entrance, deposit of hunting weapons, MMA excavations, 1935–36. Dynasty 18
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