Fragment of a magic knife (peseshkef) inscribed for Menkaura's mother, Khamerernebty I
2520–2494 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFlint
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 7.2 x 4.7 x 0.6 cm (2 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.766
On View
On viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
ProvenanceGiza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple. January 1907, 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)
2551–2528 B.C.
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