Lot 1A
Egypt, late Pre-Dynastic, ca. 3200 BCE. This is a percussion flaked knife made in the "classic" style with a long curved blade edge and a straight back edge. This knife is made of a brown-grey chert instantly recognizable to a lithic expert as being from ancient Egypt. At one time, it may have had a handle of gilded material or something perishable -- for example, the Pitt Rivers Museum Egyptian flint knife has a decorated ivory handle, as does the "Gebel el-Arak" knife held by the Louvre. Blades of ceremonial knives like those examples and this one are uniformly made of this particular colored chert, which some researchers have interpreted to be an emulation of the color of metal. Comes with custom stand. Size: 4.4" L x 1.4" W (11.2 cm x 3.6 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian collection, Denver, CO acquired before 1960
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#117709
- Condition: Intact and quite excellent, missing wooden handle.
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