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Sickle blade or knife
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple, B361
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Other: 1.1 x 7.5 x 0.4 cm (7/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1943
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionLong and narrow blade, rounded at one end, cortex along one side, brown,
ProvenanceFrom Giza Found in box with flints from Menkaura Valley Temple, B361. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.