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Silex saw. Photograph: yes.

Details

ID
EMC_JE_93145
Alternate IDs
EMC_JE_93145; JE_93145; KK_exc_1154; exc_1154; EMC_SR_2/18253; SR_2/18253
Department
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Classification
Tools & equipment-Woodworking and stoneworking
Period
Early Dynastic Period
Title
Silex saw
Medium
Flint
Dimensions
L 7.4 cm
Credit Line
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Provenance
S of Menkaure "Gateway"(?), quadrant D/I. Based on Plan 1 in Kromer, Nezlet Batran, the area excavated seems to be south of Menkaure Valley Temple and modern Muslim cemetery.
Notes
From excavations of Karl Kromer, Innsbruck University, 1975.
Remarks
RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_XX_Sp011LR; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Karl Kromer; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): KK_exc_1154

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