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Near Eastern, Iranian, Hissar
Prehistoric
20000–5500 B.C.
Findspot: Iran, Rayy, Plot: BD 65, NE quarter, D. of exc. 70.15-69.55

Medium/Technique Stone
Dimensions Length x depth (min) x depth (max): 5.1 x 0.2 x 0.7 cm (2 x 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line University Museum—M. F. A. Persian Expedition
Accession Number35.926
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionThis fragment of a flake knife (trap. c. s.) of greenish flint has one blunt end and one rounded end. Both edges show retouching. It retains slight sandy incrustations.
Provenance1934, excavated at Rayy (Cheshmeh Ali Tepe, in present-day Iran), by the University Museum-M.F.A. Persian Expedition; 1935, assigned to the MFA as part of the division of excavated objects. (Accession Date: June 6, 1935)