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Knife

Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 44

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions Overall: 9.9 x 3.5 x 0.4 cm (3 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number17/44/7
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionThis is a broken fragment of a knife with a pointed end.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASN 17/44/7). 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.