Title: Bifacial knife with handle
Object type: Knife, bifacial, handle
Date: ca. 2949 B.C.
Period: Early Dynastic Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 2
Reign: reign of Khasekhemui
Medium: Flint
Dimensions: L: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.); diam. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1901
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos Umm el-Qaab Tomb of Khasekhemui Egypt Exploration Fund excavations 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY