Accession No

1898.577


Description

A very beautiful knife of chert: spindle shaped, flat, both surfaces finely flaked with serrated edges.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Naqada


Period

Predynastic


Source

Green, Frederick William [collector]; Petrie, William Matthew Flinders [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1898.577


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Flint


Local Term


Measurements

17mm x 95mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in blue ink: 'Egypt Ge[b?]elen 442'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Labels & Markings)
The label for this objects has been adhered to TEMP.03645. This object is assigned to Buscall Fox and is too short to be 1898.577.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
Label affixed to object reads: '98.577. Negada; Upper Egypt. (Pre-dynastic). Mrs W.K. Foster 1893'.
Event Date 1893
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (Related Documents)
Accession Register notes: 'Predynastic (4500-4000 BC). Nagada, Upper Egypt, 1898. Bought (by F.W. Green for Museum) from Prof. Flinders Petrie B. £16' [total, along with 1898.578].
Event Date 1898
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Flint knife in elongated diamond shape with finely serrated edges.
Event Date 2/5/2014
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
A very beautiful knife of chert: spindle shaped, flat, both surfaces finely flaked with serrated edges.
Event Date 2/5/2014
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
The Source field previously stated 'Foster, Walter Kidman (Mrs) [donor]; Petrie, W. M. Flinders [collector]'. But, according to the Accession Register, this is in relation to 1898.578. The Accession Register stated 1898.577 was bought by Frederick William Green for the museum From William Matthew Flinders Petrie. The Source field has been amended to reflect this.
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


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