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Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

Fishtail Knife

Fishtail Knife

4000–3000 BCE
(5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II (3650–3300 BCE)
tan-colored flint
Overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.717
Location: not on view
  • Purchased from Mohammed Mohasseb and Son, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 119; Mentioned: p. 119
  • {{cite web|title=Fishtail Knife|url=false|author=|year=4000–3000 BCE|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.717