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Flakes
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Flakes

2649–2134 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTan and amber flint
DimensionsLargest piece: L 5.5 x Th 0.3 cm (2 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12-10-24.1-71
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ClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G2337 in drift sand against front wall, S of door. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.