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Flint knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 123/16
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 15.7 x 3.8 x 0.5 cm (6 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.253
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionTan flint; fine-grained; finely worked; tip broken off; symmetrically tapers to tang; bifacially retouched. M/123/16 in ink over pencil.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 123, no. 16. [M/123/16]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.