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Collections

Fish-Tail KnifePredynastic-Early Dynastic Period (3600-2649 BCE)

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Life and Afterlife: Imagery of Early Egypt
Knapped flint or chert point, warm tan and pinkish-brown, with a V-shaped notch at the top and tapering to a sharp tip, showing flake scars across the surface
Title
Fish-Tail Knife
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Predynastic-Early Dynastic Period (3600-2649 BCE)
Medium
Flint
Dimensions
6 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/8 in. (17.15 × 5.72 × 0.32 cm)
Credit Line
Shinji Shumeikai Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
AC1998.94.1
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art
Provenance
Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943), London and New York, possibly sold in 1915 at (sale, New York, Anderson Galleries, 29 November–1 December, 1915). Robert Alistair McAlpine (1942–2014), Baron of West Green, England, Australia, Paris, Venice and Southern Italy. [Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, sold 1998 to]; LACMA.