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 viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
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)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
2500–2350 B.C.
1570–1070 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
760–30 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1400–1390 B.C.
1783–about 1640 B.C.
3100–2960, or earlier