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Sickle (?) blade
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
2960–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 1 cm (1 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number02.731
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionPointed blade of tan flint, retouched, tip broken.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1902: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund on November 17, 1902. (Accession Date: January 1, 1902)