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Knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos, 62 N 2 M 25?
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 0.9 cm (4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number02.709
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionTan flint; bifacially worked; abraded both sides; handle and point broken. N2 M25 in pencil 62 in black S.2366
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, (62 N 2 M). 1902: 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 on November 17, 1902. (Accession Date: November 17, 1902)