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Rippled flint knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada II
3650–3300 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Length: 13 cm, w. 4 cm, d. 0.6 cm
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number03.1388
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On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
ProvenanceSaid to be from Naqada. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1388-03.1389) for £3. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession date: January 1, 1903)