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PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA III, CIRCA 3200-3000 B.C.
Details
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
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
Provenance
with Galerie Samarcande, Paris, from whom acquired by the present owner in January 1983.
Special notice
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