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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 OriginAfrica
Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
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
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Spearhead
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Spearhead
late 2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Socketed Spearhead
late 2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Knife
after 2543 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
Relief of Men Sharpening a Knife
2435-2152 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Arrowhead
3400-2950 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Concave Based Arrowhead
4000-3400 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Concave Based Arrowhead
4000-3400 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Arrowhead
3400-2950 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Sickle Blade
7000-4500 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Spearhead
300-1500 CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Gilded Armlet
1070-30 BCE