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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Knife
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Knife

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodOld Kingdom or later
Dateafter 2543 BCE
MediumObsidian
Credit LineGift of Dr. Thomas H. English
Dimensions9 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (24.4 x 5.5 cm)
Object number1971.102 A
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - Present
Published ReferencesPeter Lacovara and Betsy Teasley Trope, The Realm of Osiris (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2001), 43.

ProvenanceEx coll. Dr. Thomas H. English (1895-1992), Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art