Title: Fishtail knife
Object type: Knife blade, fishtail
Date: ca. 3900–3650 B.C.
Period: Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: L. 6.4 × W. 3.5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1909
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Mahasna  Tomb H 85 EEF excavations 1908–1909 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY