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Rhomboidal Knife

4500–3500 BCE

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada Ia–b

(3900–3500 BCE)
Medium
light brown flint
Measurements
Overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.672
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Location
Not on view
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A flint blade, an elongated tan implement, tapers horizontally from a swollen center. The right side narrows into a sharp point, while the left terminates in a slightly wider, blunt edge. Its matte surface is rippled with rhythmic, horizontal flakes and shallow depressions. Thin, scalloped edges define the stone's uniform body, creating an organic silhouette that evokes the shape of a narrow, tapered willow leaf.

Rhomboidal Knife

4500–3500 BCE

Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada Ia–b (3900–3500 BCE)

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