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Fragment of fish tail knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 40/2
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm (7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionGreen-gray; pressure flaked teeth; fine-grained; finely worked edge. U shaped fork. Bifacially retouched. Fragment of 11.249. M/40/2 in ink.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 40, no. 2. [M/40/2]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt. Fragment of 11.249.