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Flint fishtail knife with V-shaped notch
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 123 (M/123/15)
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 14.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 cm (5 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.259
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionFishtail knife of fine-grained beige flint with v-notch at one end. Finely worked serrated edge with bifacial retouching; excellent condition.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 123 [M/123/15]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the divsion of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)