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Flint flake; [roughly pear-shaped], ligh tan], plain on bulb face, flaked on other face.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

ID
HUMFA_13-10-17
Alternate IDs
13-10-17; HUMFA_13-10-17
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tools & equipment-Miscellaneous
Period
Old Kingdom
Entry Date
10/22/1913
Title
Stone tool: flint
Medium
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 6.5 cm (1 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 4340 A, debris in shaft
Bibliography
Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, pp. 472-473, fig. 285.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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