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Description: | Dark greyish brown. Patches of the original cortex has been left on both faces.
Fragment of a large almond or crescent shaped tool, probably a knife. H. O. Forbes has described the group of tools 712 C-Z as "knife-like instruments for killing & flaying animals, scraping hides, and general cutting & piercing purposes".
The working edge is fairly sharp and has been worked from both faces.
Item has been categorised with a Predynastic Period production date, but the note relating to this group of tools says:-
'Opinions as to date:
Forbes - XIIth Dynasty, some possibly IVth Dynasty: but possibly also some much later than XIIth.
Petrie - Prehistoric'
Material: Stone
Material: Flint | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.526530 | Go to resource |
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