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Flint fishtail knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 26
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Other: 6 x 19.5 x 0.8 cm (2 3/8 x 7 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.247
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ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionFishtail knife, bifacially worked. One point broken off. Fine denticulation, caramel color.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 26, no. 1. [M/26/1]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.