Sickle blade set in bitumen for attachment to a handle
Object type: Sickle
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sumerian
Period: Early Dynastic I
Date: ca. 2900–2700 BCE
Medium: Flint, bitumen
Dimensions: 1.14 x 2.76 in. (2.9 x 7.01 cm)
Classification: Stone-Implements
Geography:      Mesopotamia Nippur
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession year: 1962