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<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_front_PS2.jpg)
Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_front_PS2.jpg)
<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_front_PS2.jpg)

Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_front_PS2.jpg)

<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_back_PS2.jpg)

Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_back_PS2.jpg)

<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.31_09.889.118_09.889.119_09.889.120_09.889.160_09.889.292_09.889.293_print_bw.jpg)

Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.31_09.889.118_09.889.119_09.889.120_09.889.160_09.889.292_09.889.293_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_bw.jpg)

Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_bw.jpg)

<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_print_bw.jpg)

Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.120_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.120_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.120_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.120_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.120_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.09.889.120_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

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Knife

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Flint
  • Place Excavated: Abu Zaidan, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E.
    PERIOD Predynastic Period, Naqada III Period
    DIMENSIONS 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 09.889.120
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Knife, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_front_PS2.jpg)
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    <em>Knife</em>, ca. 3300-3100 B.C.E. Flint, 2 5/16 x 9 11/16 in. (5.9 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 09.889.120_front_PS2.jpg)

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    egypt
    flint
    handmade
    knife
    ouch
    Predynastic Period, Naqada III Period

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    egypt
    flint
    handmade
    knife
    ouch
    Predynastic Period, Naqada III Period

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