Photo of collection object Sickle Blade — Sickle Blade, ca. 3500-3100 B.C.E., or later. Flint, 7/8 × 5/16 × 2 5/16 in. (2.3 × 0.8 × 5.9 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.906. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Sickle Blade

ca. 3500-3100 B.C.E., or later

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Tool
Formatted Medium: Flint
Medium: flint
Period: Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period or later
Dimensions: 7/8 × 5/16 × 2 5/16 in. (2.3 × 0.8 × 5.9 cm)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 07.447.906
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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