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This knife blade of chamois-coloured flint has been carefully flaked on both faces. The rear consists of a curved edge, worked on one face only, the straight edge forming the sharp part of the tool. It was without doubt originally attached to a handle, no trace of which has survived.

Present location

INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE

Inventory number

L 0599

Dating

MIDDLE KINGDOM

Archaeological Site

MIRGISSA

Category

KNIFE

Material

FLINT/CHERT

Technique

HEWN

Width

3.5 cm

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