Flint flake
- Accession Number
- AR50/2844
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils
- Period
- Predynastic Period
- Material
- Stone/minerals (Flint)
- Provenance
- Egypt, Armant
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Measurements
- Length: 86mm | Width: 55mm | Depth: 10mm
Licensing details
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- Description
-
An ovate orange/brown patinated flint flake found on the desert surface at Armant. It has been retouched, some of which has cut through the patination around the edge.
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | University College London
- Excavation Details
-
Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society at Armant during the 1936–37 season.
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)