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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, I 385, found in box with flints from MVT

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions Other: 8.5 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm (3 3/8 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.1838
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionRectangular blade. Denticulation (?) along one edge. Some cortex on other edge. Brown-yellow.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, I 385, found in box with flints from Menkaura Valley Temple. 19: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.