Curved Knife
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Flint
DATES
ca. 4400â3100 B.C.E., or earlier
PERIOD
Predynastic Period or much earlier
DIMENSIONS
3 3/16 x 3/8 x 7 3/16 in. (8.1 x 1 x 18.2 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.82E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Flint knife which is lenticular in section. The tip of the blade is rounded and the cutting edge is curved convexly. The handle is one with the blade. Its bottom edge is vaguely crescent shaped. The upper part of the knife is smooth and does not have the chipped surface of the lower half.
Condition: Incrusted dirt in spots; otherwise good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Curved Knife, ca. 4400â3100 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.82E_NegA_SL4.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, unedited master file, 37.82E_NegA_SL4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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