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Stone tool: flint knife

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2337, G 2382, G 2300 = G 5190, G 2360

Flint knife; both sides roughly chipped. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-31
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tools & Equipment-Knives, Blades, Scrapers
  • Findspot
    [G 2382] [(originally thought to be a tomb, but now known to be a jumbled deposit of limestone blocks from other nearby tombs)], [Senedjemib complex court], NE quarter of court in sand
  • Material
    Flint
  • Dimensions
    Width: 5 cm Length: 14.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.3454
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/07/1912
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2382

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Markowitz, Yvonne J., Joyce L. Haynes, and Rita E. Freed. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition. Boston: MFA Publications, 2002, p. 122, cat. 54b.