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Flint fishtail knife with V-shaped notch
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 123 (M/123/14)
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Width x length: 4.5 x 9.5 cm (1 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.257
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionThis is a fishtail knife of light beige, fine-grained flint. It is triangular with a pronouned V-shaped fork at its wide end, one tang of which is nicked. The knife is bifacially retouched.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed), tomb 123 [M/123/14]. 1910: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)