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Blade
Near Eastern, Iranian, Hissar
Prehistoric
20000–5500 B.C.
Findspot: Iran, Rayy, Plot: BD 65, NE quarter, D. of exc. 70.15-69.55
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Length x depth (min) x depth (max): 5.1 x 0.2 x 0.7 cm (2 x 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession Number35.926
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionThis fragment of a flake knife (trap. c. s.) of greenish flint has one blunt end and one rounded end. Both edges show retouching. It retains slight sandy incrustations.
Provenance1934, excavated at Rayy (Cheshmeh Ali Tepe, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1935, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: June 6, 1935)