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Fine-grained dark-colored light tan flint knife; bifacial retouch, cortex on one side; good condition, handle broken. [07-1-65]

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.775
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Tools & Equipment-Knives, Blades, Scrapers
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room C = magazine 18 / 2 or 3)
  • Material
    Flint
  • Dimensions
    Overall: 17.3 x 1 cm (6 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)
  • Remarks
    Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1907.

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Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 18, pl. 18d.