Stone tool: flints and fragment of flint knife
Fragment of rough narrow flint knife and three flakes.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_12-12-32
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_12-12-32; 12-12-32
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Tools & Equipment-Knives, Blades, Scrapers
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
- Entry Date
- 12/07/1912
- Title
- Stone tool: flints and fragment of flint knife
- Medium
- Flint
- Dimensions
- Length: 11.2 cm; 9 cm; 8.6 cm; 6.9 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- [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
- Remarks
- One of four flints (12-12-32d) accessioned as MFA 13.3450; three flints (12-12-32a, 12-12-32b, 12-12-32c) MFA owned (unaccessioned).
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified