Flag of EgyptEgyptian Artca. 4500–4000 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleBlade sickle
MediumFlint
DimensionsL: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Dateca. 4500–4000 B.C.
Credit LineGift of Albert Rothbart, 1933
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodNeolithic Period, Buto–Merimda–Maadi
Date Range4500 BC – 4000 BC

Provenance

RegionWestern Delta
CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 547151