Ancient Egyptian knife from Faiyum dated 2686 - after 1650 BC - Bolton's Egypt

Ancient Egyptian knife from Faiyum dated 2686 – after 1650 BC

Bifacial knife with oval blade and tanged handle.

Ancient Egyptian knife from Faiyum dated 2686 – after 1650 BC

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:1926.56.98
Material: chert
Culture: Dynasty 3 - 13
Period: Old Kingdom - Middle Kingdom
Dated: 2686 - after 1650 BC
Object name: knife
Dimensions: Length: 104mm , Width: 30mm , Depth: 8mm
Site: Faiyum

Latitude: 29.308374
Longitude: 30.844105