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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Spearhead or Knife
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsOther/Unknown

Spearhead or Knife

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
Possible OriginAfrica
Date2000-1800 BCE
MediumFlint
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in., 103 g (18.8 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm, 3 5/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.372
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, June 17, 1973. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art