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Magic knife (peseshkef) inscribed for King Khufu
Magic knife (peseshkef) inscribed for King Khufu

Magic knife (peseshkef) inscribed for King Khufu

2551–2528 B.C.
FindspotEgypt (Giza, Menkaure Valley Temple)
Medium/TechniqueFlint
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 18.3 x 2.8 x 0.4 cm (7 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.765
On View
On view
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
ProvenanceGiza, Menkaura Valley Temple. 1908, excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911, assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)