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Knife
Knife

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 view
ClassificationsTools 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.
Group shot:  03.1383, 03.1386, 03.1388, 03.1390, 03.1392, 03.1398, 03.1436, 03.1458, 03.1460, 0…
3650–3300 B.C.
Serrated knife
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Flint knife
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Sickle(?) blade
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Sickle blade
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Sickle blade (?)
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Arrowhead
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Knife
2960–2649 B.C.
Knife
2960–2770 B.C.