Carved handle of a ceremonial knife
Object type: Knife handle, carved
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Predynastic, Late Naqada III
Date: ca. 3200 B.C.
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 10.7 (4 3/16 in); h. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in); th. 4 x h. 5.4 cm (1 9/16 in)
Geography: From|Possibly from  |  Egypt Upper Egypt Qau
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Birds|Elephants|Lions