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Description: | Mid greyish brown.
Fragment of a crescent or almond shaped tool, possibly 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 tool has been worked on both faces. The working edge has been finely worked and is sharp.
The tool has been broken and only one half remains. The tip has been damaged.
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.526543 | Go to resource |
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