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Flint scraper

Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed), Tomb 47

Medium/Technique Flint
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 8 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.265
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionFine-grained; light-colored; good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 47, no. 20 [M/47/20]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)