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Flint Knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
before 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 164/6
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 3 x 0.8 cm (3 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.216
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionTan flint; fine grained; twisted; one edge backed; oen end rounded; broken end reworked to point? M/164/6 in pencil.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 164 no. 6 [M/164/6]. 1910: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.