Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada Ia-b period, 4500-4000 BC / Rhomboidal Knife / 4500-3500 BC

Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada Ia-b period, 4500-4000 BC
Rhomboidal Knife
4500-3500 BC
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Creator Nationality: African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places: Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada Ia-b period, 450
Creator Active Place: Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada Ia-b period, 450
Creator Name-CRT: Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada Ia-b period, 4500-4000 BC
Title: Rhomboidal Knife
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: -450
Creation End Date: -350
Creation Date: 4500-3500 BC
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Implements
Materials and Techniques: light brown flint
Dimensions: Overall: 4cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1914.672
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Purchased from Mohammed Mohasseb and Son, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent, May 14, 1913, with 1914.673 and 1914.674
AMICA ID: CMA_.1914.672
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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