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Fragment of fishtail knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Before 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, M/26/5a
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Other: 4.8 x 0.8 x 8.2 cm (1 7/8 x 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.251
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionTriangular fragment, beautifully worked. 2 concavely curved sides very finely serrated, third side broken. Bifacially retouched. Tan flint. M/26.5 in ink. From Mesaid (Mesa'eed).
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 26, no. 5a. [M/26/5a]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.