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Hand Axe

4400–2100 BCE

Egypt, Haraga, excavated in 1914, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE)–Old Kingdom

(2647–2124 BCE)
Medium
dark-brown-colored flint
Measurements
Overall: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1915.37
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A dark brown flint axe is chipped into a tapered triangle, resembling a predator's tooth. Its thick base narrows toward the right, mottled with charcoal and earthy-brown tones. The top edge is serrated with scalloped, "C"-shaped indentations that catch silver glints. An unevenly curved bottom edge meets the base, revealing a coarse, matte texture. Jagged ridges along the upper profile define the stone's dense, worked surface.

Hand Axe

4400–2100 BCE

Egypt, Haraga, excavated in 1914, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE)–Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE)

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