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2 of 3 • Flints: top row: [E of G 2370] 33-2-202 (= MFA 33.1112), [E of G 2370] 33-3-11 (= MFA 33.1122), 33-3-3 (= MFA 33.1120), [G 2130 A] 32-12-5, [E of G 2370] 33-3-12 (= MFA 33.1123), [G 2356 A] 33-2-198 (= MFA 33.1109); bottom row: [G 2356 A] 33-2-200 (= MFA 33.1111), [G 2358 (= G 5540 ?)] 33-3-25 (= MFA 33.1130), [G 2356 A] 33-2-199 (= MFA 33.1110), [G 2200 (= G 5080) C] 33-1-60 (= MFA 33.1059), 33-1-61 (= MFA 33.1060)
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Flints: top row: [E of G 2370] 33-2-202 (= MFA 33.1112), [E of G 2370] 33-3-11 (= MFA 33.1122), 33-3-3 (= MFA 33.1120), [G 2130 A] 32-12-5, [E of G 2370] 33-3-12 (= MFA 33.1123), [G 2356 A] 33-2-198 (= MFA 33.1109); bottom row: [G 2356 A] 33-2-200 (= MFA 33.1111), [G 2358 (= G 5540 ?)] 33-3-25 (= MFA 33.1130), [G 2356 A] 33-2-199 (= MFA 33.1110), [G 2200 (= G 5080) C] 33-1-60 (= MFA 33.1059), 33-1-61 (= MFA 33.1060)
Flints (backs): top row: [E of G 2370] 33-2-202 (= MFA 33.1112), [E of G 2370] 33-3-11 (= MFA 33.1122), 33-3-3 (= MFA 33.1120), [G 2130 A] 32-12-5, [E of G 2370] 33-3-12 (= MFA 33.1123), [G 2356 A] 33-2-198 (= MFA 33.1109); bottom row: [G 2356 A] 33-2-200 (= MFA 33.1111), [G 2358 (G 5540 ?)] 33-3-25 (= MFA 33.1130), [G 2356 A] 33-2-199 (= MFA 33.1110), [G 2200 (= G 5080) C] 33-1-60 (= MFA 33.1059), 33-1-61 (= MFA 33.1060)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2370, G 2130, G 2356, G 5540, G 2200 = G 5080

Flint [blade]; [roughly rectangular, one end blunt, other broken, caramel color with black spot]. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_32-12-5
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tools & Equipment-Knives, Blades, Scrapers
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2130 A, debris of pit itself
  • Material
    Flint
  • Dimensions
    Width: 2.7 cm Length: 6.5 cm Thickness: .9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/29/1932

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2130

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 2

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 432, fig. 249.