ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FISHTAIL KNIFE
EGYPT, NAQADA I - II, C. 3500 - 3100 B.C.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: 13 March 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
knapped flint, the stone displaying a dark grey hue, the bifurcated cutting side with minutely serrated edges, a smooth edge to the lower section, displaying a fine and thin profile
Dimensions
11.4cm long
Provenance
Private collection, Netherlands, acquired prior to 1978
Footnote
Cf. Winifred Needler, Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in the Brooklyn Museum (New York, 1984), p. 267, no. 162