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Stone tool: flint

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2 of 3 • Old Kingdom flints (obverse): top row: [G 7784 X] 28-4-33 (= MFA 28.1402, knife); middle row: [street G 7500 S] 28-5-78 (= MFA 28.1493), [street G 7300] 27-3-758 (= MFA 27.1846, boring core); bottom row: [street G 7500] 28-5-40 (= MFA 28.1481, fragment of knife), [G 7350 C] 28-4-43 (= MFA 28.1404), [street G 7500 S] 28-5-93 (= MFA 28.1495), [between G 7330-7340: G 7330 and G 7340] 27-4-1250a (= MFA 27.2019.1, object mislabeled 27-2-1250a), [G 7550 B] 28-5-177 (= MFA 28.1510), [between G 7330-7340: G 7330 and G 7340] 27-4-1250b (= MFA 27.2019.2, object mislabeled 27-2-1250b), [street G 7500] 28-4-148 (= MFA 28.1445), [G 7791] 28-3-56 (= MFA 28.1379)
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Old Kingdom flints (obverse): top row: [G 7784 X] 28-4-33 (= MFA 28.1402, knife); middle row: [street G 7500 S] 28-5-78 (= MFA 28.1493), [street G 7300] 27-3-758 (= MFA 27.1846, boring core); bottom row: [street G 7500] 28-5-40 (= MFA 28.1481, fragment of knife), [G 7350 C] 28-4-43 (= MFA 28.1404), [street G 7500 S] 28-5-93 (= MFA 28.1495), [between G 7330-7340: G 7330 and G 7340] 27-4-1250a (= MFA 27.2019.1, object mislabeled 27-2-1250a), [G 7550 B] 28-5-177 (= MFA 28.1510), [between G 7330-7340: G 7330 and G 7340] 27-4-1250b (= MFA 27.2019.2, object mislabeled 27-2-1250b), [street G 7500] 28-4-148 (= MFA 28.1445), [G 7791] 28-3-56 (= MFA 28.1379)
Old Kingdom flints (reverse): top row: [G 7784 X] 28-4-33 (= MFA 28.1402, knife); middle row: [street G 7500 S] 28-5-78 (= MFA 28.1493), [street G 7300] 27-3-758 (= MFA 27.1846, boring core); bottom row: [street G 7500] 28-5-40 (= MFA 28.1481, fragment of knife), [G 7350 C] 28-4-43 (= MFA 28.1404), [street G 7500 S] 28-5-93 (= MFA 28.1495), [between G 7330-7340: G 7330 and G 7340] 27-4-1250a (= MFA 27.2019.1, object mislabeled 27-2-1250a), [G 7550 B] 28-5-177 (= MFA 28.1510), [between G 7330-7340: G 7330 and G 7340] 27-4-1250b (= MFA 27.2019.2, object mislabeled 27-2-1250b), [street G 7500] 28-4-148 (= MFA 28.1445), [G 7791] 28-3-56 (= MFA 28.1379)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7784, street G 7500, street G 7300, G 7350, G 7330-7340, G 7550, G 7791

Fragment of flint [blade]; [roughly rectangular, one edge denticulated, tan]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: ca 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_28-3-56
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tools & Equipment-Knives, Blades, Scrapers
  • Findspot
    Debris on top of mastaba G 7791
  • Material
    Flint
  • Dimensions
    Width: 1 cm Length: 3.2 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 28.1379
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/21/1928
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7791

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 2