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Knife
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Top of mastaba G 2358
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 9.7 x 1.2 cm (1 3/4 x 3 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number33.1130
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionRoughly crescent-shaped with one end pointed. Bit of cortex on point and on flat side. Some chips. Brown.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Top of mastaba G2358. 1933 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.