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Bifacial Sickle Insert
Description
Neolithic Period, ca. 4500–4000 B.C. Flint. L. 10.2 × W. 2.7 × Th. 1.1 cm, Wt. 30g (4 1/16 × 1 1/16 × 7/16 in., 1.058oz.). From: Merimda Beni Salama, Western Delta, Egypt. Excavation: Vienna Academy of Science excavations 1929–30. Credit: Gift of Albert Rothbart, 1933.
Connections
Found at
Merimda Beni Salama
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415055 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.4.20 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547152 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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