Lot Essay
For a similar example, still preserving its ivory handle, see no. 109, pp. 178-179 in Donadoni Roveri and Tiradritti, Kemet, alle Sorgenti del Tempo.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ALAN DERSHOWITZ AND CAROLYN COHEN
AN EGYPTIAN FLINT BLADE
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, LATE NAQADA II-III, CIRCA 3300-3000 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN FLINT BLADE
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, LATE NAQADA II-III, CIRCA 3300-3000 B.C.
Bifacially napped with a serrated edge, the projecting tang fashioned for insertion into a separately-made handle
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) long
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, LATE NAQADA II-III, CIRCA 3300-3000 B.C.
Bifacially napped with a serrated edge, the projecting tang fashioned for insertion into a separately-made handle
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) long
Provenance
with Gallery Archaeologia, Montreal, 1970s-circa 1980.
Anonymous sale; Christie's East, 28-29 April 1999, lot 600.
Anonymous sale; Christie's East, 28-29 April 1999, lot 600.
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