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Flint scraper or chisel
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
before 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 94/2
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 5.9 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm (2 5/16 x 1 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.235
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
DescriptionTan flint; fine-grained; bulbous platform; rectangular; cortex along much of one side. M/94/2 in ink.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 94, no. 2 [M/94/2]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.