Natural flint, knobbed and pointed. [CW 17/11/99]

Collection type: Object
Description: Natural flint, knobbed and pointed. [CW 17/11/99]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt; El Amrah
Person: Field collector David Randall MacIver; PRM source Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Date / Period: Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian Predynastic
Date collected: By 1901
Acquisition information: Donated: 1901
Materials and processes: Material Flint Stone
Dimensions: Length: max 90 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1901.29.3 Other numbers: b102
Research and responses: The Pitt Rivers Museum received a number of flint implements from Randall MacIver's work at el Amrah because the Pitt Rivers Museum's curator, Henry Balfour, was asked to comment on them. His account of 'the entire series' was published on pages 44-46 of the 1902 excavation report. [AS 15/06/2012]
This object is from grave b102. The reference to "from W19" written on the object refers to a type of Predynastic pottery jar with wavy handles. The grave is not described in the excavation report [AS 01/10/2012]
Associated publications: Randall MacIver, D. and Mace, A. (1902) El Amrah and Abydos 1899-1901. London: Egypt Exploration Fund. [AS 07/06/2012]

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