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Unworked flint; roughly rectangular with sharp ends, striated tan-brown.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_47.1829
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Raw materials & by-products
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT I 867 sub)
  • Material
    Flint
  • Dimensions
    Other: 3.8 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm (1 1/2 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom
  • 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; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

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