Knife
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueWhite flint
DimensionsOther: 1.2 x 8.5 x 0.9 cm (1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number47.1797
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceFrom Giza 2041A. Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
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.