Flint flake (model knife ?)
2040–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Object Place for LabelDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFlint
Dimensions3.2 x 6.4 cm (1 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-235
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 6, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.
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.
probably Hissar I A, before 4300 B.C.
5th millennium B.C.
about 690–664 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.