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Sickle blade (?)

Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 1.5 cm (1 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1888
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionRectangular blade, one edge denticulated.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1903)