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CIRCA LATE 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C., REPUTEDLY FROM SAQQARA
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AN EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC UNFINISHED FLINT KNIFE
CIRCA LATE 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C., REPUTEDLY FROM SAQQARA
The slightly flaring blade with recessed hilt, repaired; and another Predynastic crescent-shaped ripple-flaked flint knife, circa 4000 B.C.
12½ in. (32 cm.) and 5¾ in. (14.7 cm.) long respectively (2)
CIRCA LATE 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C., REPUTEDLY FROM SAQQARA
The slightly flaring blade with recessed hilt, repaired; and another Predynastic crescent-shaped ripple-flaked flint knife, circa 4000 B.C.
12½ in. (32 cm.) and 5¾ in. (14.7 cm.) long respectively (2)
Provenance
Item one: Edwin Henry Lawrence F.S.A. sold the knife to Lt. Gen. A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers (ink inscribed "E" on both halves); sold Christie's London, 3 July 1996, lot 247.
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