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Blade
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 8
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 x 3.4 x 0.5 cm (2 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number17/8/Ra
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionThis tip of a flint blade has serrated edges.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASn 17/8/Ra). 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.