Pointed Sickle Blade or Saw-Edged Knife

ca. 3800–3500 B.C.E.

Caption

Pointed Sickle Blade or Saw-Edged Knife, ca. 3800–3500 B.C.E.. Flint, 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (2.2 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.810.

Title

Pointed Sickle Blade or Saw-Edged Knife

Date

ca. 3800–3500 B.C.E.

Period

Predynastic Period, Naqada I Period (possibly)

Medium

Flint

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (2.2 x 8.3 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

07.447.810

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