Ancient Egyptian scraper from Abydos dated 3000 – 2890 BC

A brown knapped flint scraper. Roughly rectangular in shape but slightly wider at one end than the other.

Ancient Egyptian scraper from Abydos dated 3000 – 2890 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1913.45.3
  • Material: flint
  • Culture: Dynasty 1
  • Period: Early Dynastic Period
  • Excavator: T.E. Peet
  • Dated: 3000 - 2890 BC
  • Object name: scraper
  • Dimensions: Length: 49mm , Width: 24mm , Depth: 5mm
  • Published references: Peet T E Cemeteries of Abydos 1911 - 1912 2 1914 p.33 pl.IX Fig.1 top left
  • Site: Abydos
  • Latitude: 26.185
  • Longitude: 31.918889