An Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Flint Knife, Pre-Dynastic Period, ca. 4500 - 3500 BCE Medium - Gold particularly seen in monumental reliefs

particularly seen in monumental reliefs from Nimrud and Khorsabad

For a similar example see Janine Bourriau

In Inca society

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An Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Flint Knife, Pre-Dynastic Period, ca. 4500 - 3500 BCE Medium - Gold particularly seen in monumental reliefsA finely worked bifacial knife, expertly flaked from a dense brown flint. The long, lenticular blade is shaped with careful percussion flaking along both edges, producing a sharp, symmetrical cutting surface that tapers gracefully to a pointed tip. The lower portion retains a slightly thicker grip area, suggesting it was hafted into a wooden handle. The surface exhibits a well developed patina consistent with great age and burial, highlighting the