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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
On View
Not on view
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.
Blade
2960–2649 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
2649–2134 B.C.