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Blade
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 84
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 9.4 x 3.1 x 0.8 cm (3 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number17/84
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionThis crudely worked flint blade has both ends broken off.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASN 17/84). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.