Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 172, pl. 43, p. 276 in W. Needler, Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in The Brooklyn Museum.
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PREDYNASTIC-EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3500-2686 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN FLINT KNIFE
PREDYNASTIC-EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3500-2686 B.C.
10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm.) long
PREDYNASTIC-EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3500-2686 B.C.
10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm.) long
Provenance
with Galerie Jean-Roudillon, Paris, 27 February 1968.
Gabriel Sempé (1901-1990), Tarbes, France.
Collection du Docteur Gabriel Sempé; Archéologie, S.V.V. Henri Adam, Tarbes, 30 May 2013, lot 30.
Gabriel Sempé (1901-1990), Tarbes, France.
Collection du Docteur Gabriel Sempé; Archéologie, S.V.V. Henri Adam, Tarbes, 30 May 2013, lot 30.
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