Baki's Razor-Knife
Object type: Razor-knife, dega, Baki
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: L. 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); Greatest th. 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial of Baki (III), in coffin, bundle by feet
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935
Tags: Cosmetic Tools