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Flake

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions Width x length: 3.1 x 6 cm (1 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.792
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionRoughly triangular flake, brown gray. Irregular surface and edges; sharp point; slightly translucent.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way. (Accession Date: June 28, 1872)