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Knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 83
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 6.8 x 3.9 x 0.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number17/83/R
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionThis fragment of the center section of a flint knife is very finely serrated on both edges.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASn 17/83/R). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.