Lot 151

AN EGYPTIAN FLINT BLADE

PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA III, CIRCA 3200-3000 B.C.

Closed15 April 2015

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AN EGYPTIAN FLINT BLADE
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA III, CIRCA 3200-3000 B.C.
Crescentic in form, knapped on both sides, with serrated cutting edges
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) long

with Galerie Samarcande, Paris, from whom acquired by the present owner in January 1983.

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AN EGYPTIAN FLINT BLADE

PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA III, CIRCA 3200-3000 B.C.

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PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA III, CIRCA 3200-3000 B.C.

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