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Tip of broad-blade flint knife
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
before 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid, Tomb 164/8
Medium/Technique
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 3 x 1 cm (3 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.254
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Knives, blades, scrapers
DescriptionFine-grained; tan flint; one side backed; end comes to off center point, partial bifacial retouch. M/164 in pencil.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 164, no. 8. [M/164/8]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.