Ancient Egyptian Fishtail Knife - Mar 21, 2024 | Lyon & Turnbull In England
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FISHTAIL KNIFE

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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FISHTAIL KNIFE
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FISHTAIL KNIFE
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FISHTAIL KNIFE
EGYPT, NAQADA I - II, C. 3500 - 3100 B.C.
knapped flint, the stone displaying a caramel and dark grey hue, the bifurcated cutting side with minutely serrated edges, a smooth edge to the lower section, displaying a fine and thin profile
11.4cm long
Provenance: Alton Edward Mills (1882-1970), La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland; thence by descentCharles Ede, London, 2016Private collection, United Kingdom; acquired from the above Published: Charles Ede Ltd., Catalogue 192 (London: 2016), pg. 6 Exhibited: TEFAF, Maastricht, 11th March – 20th March 2016
Literature: Cf. Winifred Needler, Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in the Brooklyn Museum (New York, 1984), p. 267, no. 162
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FISHTAIL KNIFE

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