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Knife fragment

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, I, found in box with flints from MVT

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions Other: 9 x 3.7 x 9 cm (3 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1836
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionKnife handle and part of blade. Tip end broken off. Bifacially retouched. Carmel.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, I, found in box with flints from Menkaura Valley Temple. 19: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.