Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
20053 |
Object Name |
Lithic implement |
Other Name |
Sickle saw |
Culture |
Egyptian |
Date |
Neolithic |
Material |
Flint |
Description |
Sickle saw made with bi-facial flaking. Tapers to a blunt edge. |
Dimensions |
W-2.5 L-5 cm |
Found |
Africa; Egypt; Fayum region |
Place of Origin (if different than Found) |
Africa; Egypt; Faiyum region |
Provenance |
Collected by Heywood Walter Seton-Karr from prehistoric flint mines in the region of Faiyum, 100 miles south of Cairo and 15 miles east of the Nile. Affiliated with the Egypt Exploration Fund Society of London and donated to Stanford on an unknown date. |
Collector |
Seton-Karr, Heywood Walter |
Collection |
Archaeology; Africa |
Search Terms |
Africa Ancient Egypt Egypt Egypt Exploration Fund Egypt Exploration Fund Society of London Egyptian Neolithic North Africa Tools and equipment Faiyum |