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Flint knife fragment
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
before 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 164/7
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 x 3 x 1 cm (2 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.217
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionTan flint; fine-grained; one edge backed, other retouched. One end comes to a point. M/164/7 in pencil.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 164, no. 7 [M/164/7]. 1910: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.