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Flint knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Badarian-Naqada III, before 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 4, no. 4 (M/4/4)
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Width x length: 3.8 x 14.7 cm (1 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.783
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionThis knife of fine-grained, light colored flint is is slightly convex. It is worked on one edge with slight retouching. One end is blunt, while the opposite is pointed. It is in good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 4, no. 4 [M/4/4]. 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)