Collection
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Curved Knife

ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E., or earlier

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Curved Knife, ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E., or earlier. Flint, 3 3/16 x 3/8 x 7 3/16 in. (8.1 x 1 x 18.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.82E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Curved Knife

Date

ca. 4400–3100 B.C.E., or earlier

Period

Predynastic Period or much earlier

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Flint

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

3 3/16 x 3/8 x 7 3/16 in. (8.1 x 1 x 18.2 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.82E

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