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Object Number
12-10-50/B34
Display Title
Knife (supposed to have been used in embalming)
Descriptions
Object Description
Knife, resembling knives in various museums (supposed to have been used in embalming)
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone blade, rectangular, concave end with oblique protrusion
Classification
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Egypt
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Luxor
Additional Geographic Terms
Nile, Desert on left bank of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.6 x 13.4 x 1.6 cm (2 3/16 x 5 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B/34
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