Pre-Dynastic Knife & Double Vase

Ripple flaked knife
Egypt, said to be from Naqada, Naqada I, about 3850-3650 BCE
Flint, Width x length: 5 x 21.5 cm (1 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Emily Esther Sears Fund 1903, MFA #03.1390

Double vase
Egypt, from el-Mahasna, Tomb H. 39, Naqada I, about 3850-3650 BCE
Pottery (Nile silt ware), Width x length: 7.3 x 10 cm (2 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription 1909, MFA #09.380

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