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Flint knife fragment
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
before 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 26/5b
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.252
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionPinkish-brown flint; fine-grained; rough finish; broken; haft end; short margins of serration on each side; bifacially retouched. M/26/5 in ink.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 26, no. 5b. [M/26/5b]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.