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Knife
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Other: 4.5 x 11.9 x 0.7 cm (1 3/4 x 4 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1798
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionBrown-yellow, broken knife.
ProvenanceFrom Menkaura Pyramid Temple. Found in box with flints from Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.