Flake blade
probably Hissar I A, before 4300 B.C.
FindspotRayy, Iran
Medium/TechniqueFlint
DimensionsLength x width x thickness: 6.5 x 2 x 0.5 cm (2 9/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineUniversity Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession number35.924
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Provenance1934, excavated at Rayy (Cheshmeh Ali Tepe, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1935, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: June 6, 1935)
3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
4500–3800 B.C.
4500–3800 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda culture 4500–3800 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
2649–2575 B.C.
5th millennium B.C.
about 690–664 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.