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Knife
Knife

Knife

2960–2649 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueFlint
DimensionsWidth x length x thickness: 4.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm (1 3/4 x 10 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1505
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceSaid to be from Basilea. 1903: Purchased for the MFA in Qena, Egypt from Ghirgas by Albert M. Lythgoe for £2. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
Group shot:  03.1383, 03.1386, 03.1388, 03.1390, 03.1392, 03.1398, 03.1436, 03.1458, 03.1460, 0…
3650–3300 B.C.
Serrated knife
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Flint knife
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Sickle(?) blade
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Sickle blade
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Sickle blade (?)
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Arrowhead
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Knife
2960–2649 B.C.
Knife
2960–2770 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.