Handle of a Ceremonial Knife | Photos by Tales from the Two Lands

Handle of a Ceremonial Knife

Carved out of elephant ivory.

Possibly from Qau.

Predynastic Period, Naqada III, c.3200 BCE.

Acc. No.: 26.7.1281

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Handle of a Ceremonial Knife

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