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Knife

Slim knife with single curved blade at top and long narrow handle widening slightly at botton, which is curved and forms a second blade. Used as a cutting-out knife, possibly for linen cloth, top blade for cutting, bottom blade for cutting through stray threads.

Slim knife with single curved blade at top and long narrow handle widening slightly at botton, which is curved and forms a second blade. Used as a cutting-out knife, possibly for linen cloth, top blade for cutting, bottom blade for cutting through stray threads.

Object Knife
Provenance Abydos, Egypt
Site Cemetery D, North Section
Period Dynasty XVIII, Tuthmosis III
Material Copper alloy
Subject Egyptology
Ref. No 1900.54:39
Copyrights Bolton Council