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Knife fragment
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, I 318 351, found in box with flints from MVT
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Other: 5.6 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm (2 3/16 x 1 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1837
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionPart of knife handle, entire blade end broken off. Bifacially retouched. Carmel.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, I 318 351, 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.