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Flint flake (model knife ?)

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty
2040–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht), chamber

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions 3.2 x 6.4 cm (1 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-235
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionPossibly a model knife (?)
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 6, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.