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Knife fragment

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, I 402, found in box with flints from MVT

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions Other: 9.1 x 5 x 1 cm (3 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1855
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionTip of broad-bladed knife. Bifacially retouched. Brown-yellow. Very tip broken off.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, I 402, 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.