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Blades
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 60
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall (largest): 6.6 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm (2 5/8 x 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number17/60c,d,e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionThree flint blades.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASN 17/60c,d,e). 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.